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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. Moses indeed delivered his original copy of the Pentateuch, in a public Assembly unto the Levites, (that is, the sons of Korah) to be put into the sides of the Ark, and there kept for a perpetual monument. Deut. 31. 25, 26. That individual Book was, I doubt not, preserved until the destruction of the Temple. There is indeed no mention made of the Book of the Law in particular, when the Ark was solemnly carried into the Holy place after the building of Solomons Temple; 2 Chron. 5. 4, 5. But the Tabernacle of the congregation continued until then. ⟨p. 165⟩That, and all that was in it, is said to be brought up: v. 5. Now the placing of the Book by the sides of the Ark, being so solemn an Ordinance, it was no doubt observed. Nor is there any pretence to the contrary. Some think the Book found by Hilkiah, in the days of Josiah, was this [Greek or Hebrew], or [Greek or Hebrew] of Moses, which was placed by the sides of the Ark. It rather seems to have been some ancient Sacred copy, used in the service of the Temple, and laid up there; as there was in the second Temple,1 which was carried in Triumph to Rome. For besides that he speaks of his finding it in general in the house of the Lord, upon the occasion of the work which was then done, 2 Chron. 14. 15. which was not, in, or about the Holy place, where he, who was high Priest, knew full well this book was kept, it doth not appear that it was lawful for him to take that sacred depositum from its peculiar Archives to send it abroad, as he dealt with that Book which he found. Nay doubtless it was altogether unlawful ⟨p. 166⟩for him so to have done, it being placed there by a peculiar Ordinance, for a peculiar or special End. After the destruction of the Temple, all enquiry after that Book is in vain. The Author of the 2d Book of Maccabees mentions not its hiding in Nebo by Jeremiah, with the Ark and Altar; or by Josiah, as say some of the Talmudists. Nor were it of any importance if they had. Of the Scripture preserved in the Temple at its last destruction, Josephus gives us a full account: de bello Juda: lib. 7. cap. 24.