A90280:24
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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I If this be the state with their Church, that when it hath neither Scripture, nor Tradition, nor Reason, nor New Revelation, she is guided she knows not how, as Socrates was by his Daemon, or by secret and inexpressible species of pertinacy and stubbornness falling upon her imagination; I suppose it will be in vain to contend with her any longer. For my own part I must confess, that I shall as soon believe a poor deluded fanatical Quaker, pretending to be guided by an infallible Spirit, as their Pope with his whole conclave of Cardinals, upon the terms here laid down by Morinus.
I If this be the state with their Church, that when it hath neither Scripture, nor Tradition, nor Reason, nor New Revelation, she is guided she knows not how, as Socrates was by his Daemon, or by secret and inexpressible species of pertinacy and stubbornnesse falling upon her imagination; I suppose it will be in vaine to contend with her any longer. For my own part I must confesse, that I shall as soon believe a poor deluded fanaticall Quaker, pretending to be guided by an infallible Spirit, as their Pope with his whole conclave of Cardinalls, upon the tearms here laid down by Morinus.
But to let these men pass for a season; had this leprosy kept it self within that house which is throughly infected, it had been of less importance: it is but a farther preparation of it for ⟨image 9⟩the Fire. But it is now broken forth among Protestants also; with what design, to what end or purpose, I know not, [Greek or Hebrew], God knows, and the day will manifest. To declare at large how this is come about, longa esset Historia; too long for me to dwell upon; some heads of things I shall briefly touch at. It is known to all, •hat the Reformation of Religion, and restoration of good learning were begun, and carried on at the same time, and mostly by the same persons. There was indeed a Triumvirate among the Papists of men excellently skilled in Rabbinical learning before the Reformation. Raymundus Martinus, Porchetus de sylvaticis, and Petrus Galatinus, are the men; of the which, the last dedicated his book to Maximilian the Emperor, after that Zuinglius and Luther had begun to preach. Upon the matter these three are but one: great are the disputes, whether Galatinus stole his book from Raymundus or Porchetus; from Porchetus, saith Morinus, and calls his work plagium portentosum, cui vix simile unquam factum est: Exerc: 1. Cap. 2. from Raymundus, saith Scaliger, Epist. 2. 41. mistaking Raymundus Martinus for Raymundus Sebon; but giving the first tidings to the world of that book. From Raymundus also, saith Josephus de Voysin in his prolegom: to the Pugio fidei, and from