A90280:20
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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In the steps of this Castrius walks Huntley a subtle Jesuit, 1who in the treatise above cited, ascribes the corruption of the Hebrew Bible to the good providence of God, for the honour of the vulgar Latin. But these with their companions have had their mouths stopped by Reinolds, Whitaker, Junius, Lubbertus, Rivetus, Chamierus, Gerardus, Amesius, Glassius, Alstedius, A mama, and others. So that a man would have thought this fire put to the house of God had been sufficiently quenched. But after all the endeavours hitherto used, in the days wherein we live, it breaks out in a greater flame; they now print the Original it self, and defame it; gathering up translations of all sorts, and setting them up in competition with it. When Ximenius put forth the Complutencian Bibles, Vatablus his, & Arias Montanus those of the King of Spain, this Cockatrice was not hatched, whose fruit is now growing to a flying fiery Serpent. It is now but saying the ancient Hebrew letters are changed from the Samaritan to the Chaldean; the points or vowels and accents are but lately invented, of no Authority, without their guidance and direction nothing is certain in the ⟨image 7⟩knowledge of that tongue, all that we know of it comes from the translation of the 70▪ the Jews have corrupted the old Testament, there are innumerable various lections both of the old and new; there are other copies differing from those we now enjoy, that are utterly lost. So that upon the matter, there is nothing left unto men, but to choose, whether they will be Papists or Atheists.
In the steps of this Castrius walkes Huntley a subtie Jesuite, 1who in the treatise above cited, ascribes the corruption of the Hebrew Bible to the good providence of God, for the honour of the vulgar Latine. But these with their companions have had their mouths stopt by Reinolds, Whitaker, Junius, Lubbertus, Rivetus, Chamierus, Gerardus, Amesius, Glassius, Alstedius, A mama, and others. So that a man would have thought this fire put to the house of God had been sufficiently quenched. But after all the endeavours hitherto used, in the daies wherein we live, it breaks out in a greater flame; they now print the Originall it selfe, and defame it; gathering up translations of all sorts, and setting them up in competition with it. When Ximenius put forth the Complutencian Bibles, Vatablus his, & Arias Montanus those of the King of Spaine, this Cockatrice was not hatcht, whose fruit is now growing to a flying fiery Serpent. It is now but saying the ancient Hebrew letters are changed from the Samaritane to the Chaldean; the points or vowels and accents are but lately invented, of no Authority, without their guidance and direction nothing is certaine in the