A90280:25
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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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 ⟨image 9⟩him Hornebeck in his Proleg. ad Judae. I shall not interpose in this matter, the method of Galatinus and his stile are peculiar to him, but the coincidence of his Quotations too many to be ascribed to common Accident. That Porchetus took his Victoria adversus impios Judaeos for the most part from Raymundus, himself confesseth in his Preface. However certain it is, Galatinus had no small opinion of his own skill, and therefore, according to the usual way of men, who have attained, as they think, to some Eminency in any one kind of learning, laying more weight upon it than it is able to bear, he boldly affirms, that the Original of the Scripture is corrupted, and not to be restored but by the Talmud; In which one concession he more injures the cause he pleads for against the Jews, then he advantageth it by all his books beside.
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