A90280:248
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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The security we have that no mistakes were voluntarily or negligently brought into the Text before the coming of our Saviour who was to declare all things, in that he not once reproves the Jews on that account,1 when yet for their false Glosses on the word he spares them not. 12. Afterwards ⟨p. 178⟩the watchfulness which the two nations of Jews and Christians, had always one upon another, with sundry things of the like importance might to this purpose be insisted on. But of these things I shall speak again if occasion be offered.
The security we have that no mistakes were voluntarily or negligently brought into the Text before the coming of our Saviour who was to declare all things, in that he not once reproves the Jewes on that account,1 when yet for their false Glosses on the word he spares them not. 12. Afterwards ⟨p. 178⟩the watchfulnesse which the two nations of Jewes and Christians, had alwaies one upon another, with sundry things of the like importance might to this purpose be insisted on. But of these things I shall speake againe if ocasion be offered.
- 1Quod si aliquis dixerit Hebraeos libros à Judaets esse falsatos, audiat Originem, quid in octavo volumine explanati•num Esaiae respondeat Quaestiunculae; Quod nunquam dominus & Apostoli qui caetera crimina arguunt in Scribis & Pharisaeis, de hoc crimine quod erat Maximum reticuissent. Sin autem dixerint post ad ventum domini & praedicationem Apostolorum libros Hebraeos f••sse falsatos Ca•hinnum tenere non patero. Hierom. in c. 6. Esaiae.