A90280:164
Of the divine original, authority, self-evidencing light, and power of the Scriptures. With an…Of the divine originall, authority, self-evidencing light, and povver of the Scriptures. With an…
Of the divine original, authority, self-evidencing light, and power of the Scriptures. With an answer to that enquiry, how we know the Scriptures to be the Word of God. Also a vindication of the purity and integrity of the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Old and New Testament; in some considerations on the prolegomena, & appendix to the late Biblia polyglotta. Whereunto are subjoined some exercitations about the nature and perfection of the Scripture, the right of interpretation, internal Light, revelation, &c. / By John Owen: D.D.Of the divine originall, authority, self-evidencing light, and povver of the Scriptures. With an answer to that enquiry, how we know the Scriptures to be the Word of God. Also a vindication of the purity and integrity of the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Old and New Testament; in some considerations on the prolegomena, & appendix to the late Biblia polyglotta. Whereunto are subjoyned some exercitations about the nature and perfection of the Scripture, the right of interpretation, internall Light, revelation, &c. / By Iohn Owen: D.D.
Oxford: printed by Henry Hall for Tho, 1659
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Sect. 22. It is more probable it will be answered, that their Testimony is to be received because they are the Church of God; but it doth not yet appear, that I can any other way have any Knowledge of them so to be, or of any Authority that any number of men, more, or less, can have in this case, under that Name or Notion, unless by the Scripture it's self; And if so, it will quickly appear what place is to be allotted to their Testimony, who cannot be admitted as Witnesses, unless the Scripture it's self be owned and received; because they have neither plea nor claim to be so admitted, but only from the Scripture: If they shall aver, that they take this honour to themselves, and that without Relation to the Scripture they claim a right of Authoritative witness bearing in this case, I say again, upon ⟨p. 110⟩the general grounds of natural Reason, and Equity, I have no more inducements to give credit to their Assertions, then to an alike number of men holding out a Tradition utterly to the contrary of what they assert.
Sect. 22. It is more probable it will be answered, that their Testimony is to be received because they are the Church of God; but it doth not yet appeare, that I can any other way have any Kowledge of them so to be, or of any Authority that any number of men, more, or lesse, can have in this case, under that Name or Notion, unlesse by the Scripture it's selfe; And if so, it will quickly appeare what place is to be allotted to their Testimony, who cannot be admitted as Witnesses, unlesse the Scripture it's selfe be owned and received; because they have neither plea nor claime to be so admitted, but only from the Scripture: If they shall averre, that they take this honour to themselves, and that without Relation to the Scripture they claime a right of Authoritative witnesse bearing in this case, I say againe, upon ⟨p. 110⟩the generall grounds of naturall Reason, and Equity, I have no more inducements to give credit to their Assertions, then to an alike number of men holding out a Tradition utterly to the contrary of what they assert.