A90280:214
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. 3. The Wise man tells us, that he considered all travel and every right work, and that for this a man is envied of his neighbour, which saith he, is vanity and vexation of spirit, Eccles. 4. 4. It cannot be denied, but that this often falls out through the Corruption of the hearts of men, that when Works, right Works, are with most sore travel brought forth in the world, their Authors are repaid with envy for their Labour, which mixes all the issues of the best endeavours of men, with vanity, and vexation of spirit. Hiereme of old and Erasmus of late, are the usual instances in this kind. That I have any of that guilt in a peculiar manner, upon me in reference to this work of publishing the Biblia Polyglotta, which I much esteem, or the Authors and contrivers ⟨p. 150⟩of it,a whom I know not, I can, with due consideration, and do utterly deny. The searcher of all hearts, knows I lye not. And what should possibly infect me with that leaven? I neither profess any deep skill in the Learning used in that work, nor am ever like to be engaged in any thing that should be set up in competition with it; nor did ever know that there was such a Person in the world, as the chief Author of this Edition of the Bibles, but by it. I shall then never fail on all just occasions, to commend the Usefulness of this work, and the Learning Diligence and pains of the worthy Persons that have brought it forth; nor would be wanting to their full praise in this place, but that an entrance into this discourse with their due commendations might be liable to misrepresentations. But whereas we have not only the Bible published, but also private opinions of men, (and collections of various Readings (really or pretendedly ⟨p. 151⟩so we shall see afterwards,) tending some of them as I apprehend, to the disadvantage of the great and important Truth that I have been pleading for, tendered unto us, I hope it will not be Grievous to any nor matter of Offence, if using the same Liberty, that they, or any of them whose hands have been most eminent in this work have done, I do with (I hope) Christian candour and moderation of spirit, briefly discover my thoughts upon some things proposed by them.