A90280:250
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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Besides these, there are no other various lections of the old Testament. The conjectures of men, conceited of their own Abilities to correct the word of God, are not to be admitted to that Title. If any other can be gathered, or shall be hereafter out of ancient copies of credit and esteem, where no mistake can be discovered ⟨p. 181⟩as their cause, they deserve to be considered. Men must here deal by instances not conjectures. All that yet appears, impairs not in the least the Truth of our Assertion, that every Tittle and letter of the Word of God, remains in the copies preserved by his merciful Providence for the use of his Church.
Besides these, there are no other various lections of the old Testament. The conjectures of men, conceited of their owne Abilities to correct the word of God, are not to be admitted to that Title. If any other can be gathered, or shall be hereafter out of antient copies of credit and esteeme, where no mistake can be discovered ⟨p. 181⟩as their cause, they deserve to be considered. Men must here deale by instances not conjectures. All that yet appeares, impaires not in the least the Truth of our Assertion, that every Tittle and letter of the Word of God, remaines in the copies preserved by his mercifull Providence for the use of his Church.
Sect. 10. As to Jews, besides the mad and senseless clamour in General for corrupting the Scriptures, three things are with most pretence of Reason objected against them. 1. The [Greek or Hebrew] Tikkun Sopherim; or correctio scribarum, by which means it is confessed by Elijah, that 18 places are corrected. But all things are here uncertain, uncertain that ever any such things were done; uncertain who are intended by their Sopherim; Ezra and his companions most probably; nor do the particular places enumerated discover any such correction; They are all in particular considered by Glassius, lib. 1. Tract. 1; but the whole ⟨p. 182⟩