A90280:251
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. 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⟩ter is satisfactory determined by Buxtorfius in his letters to Glassius, printed by him, and repeated again by Amama, Anti: Barb: Bib: lib: 1. pag. 30. 31. Because this thing is much insisted on by Galatinus, to prove the Jews corrupting of the Text, it may not be amiss to set down the words of that great Master of all Jewish learning.
Sect. 10. As to Jewes, besides the mad and senselesse clamour in Generall for corrupting the Scriptures, three things are with most pretence of Reason objected against them. 1. The 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Tikkun Sopherim; or correctio scribarum, by which meanes it is confessed by Elias, that 18 places are corrected. But all things are here uncertaine, uncertaine that ever any such things were done; uncertaine who are intended by their Sopherim; Ezra and his companions most probably; nor doe 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⟩ter is satisfactory determined by Buxtorfius in his letters to Glassius, printed by him, and repeated againe by Amama, Anti: Barb: Bib: lib: 1. pag. 30. 31. Because this thing is much insisted on by Galatinus, to prove the Jewes corrupting of the Text, it may not be amisse to set downe the words of that great Master of all Jewish learning.