A90280:286
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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In the voluminous opposition to the Truth made by that learned man, I know nothing more perniciously spoken: nor do yet know how his inference can be avoided, ⟨p. 215⟩on the hypothesis in Question. To what purpose this insinuation is made by him is well known, and his Companions in design exactly declare it. That their Hebrew Text be corrected by the vulgar latin, is the express desire of Gregory de valentia, Tom. 1. disput. 5. qu. 3: and that because the Church hath approved that Translation, it being corrected (says Huntly) by Hierome before the invention of points. But this is put out of doubt by Morinus, who from hence argues the Hebrew tongue to be a very nose of wax, to be turned by men which way they please: and to be so given of God on purpose, that men might subject their consciences to their infallible Church: Exercit. l. 1. Exer. 1. c. 2. Great hath been the endeavour of this sort of men, wherein they have left no stone unturned, to decry the originals. Some of them cry out that the old Testament is corrupted by the Jews,1 as 1. Leo Castrius, 2. Gordonius Huntlaeus, 3. Melchior Canus; 4. Petrus ⟨p. 216⟩Galatinus, Morinus, Salmeron, Pintus; Mersennus, Animad. in Problem. Georgii Venet, &c. pag. 233: that many corruptions have crept into it, by negligence, and the carelessness of Scribes, so 7 Bellarmine, 8 Genebrard, 9 Sixtus Sinensis with most of the rest of them; In these things indeed they have been opposed by the most learned of their own side; as 10 Arias Montanus; 11 Johannes Isaac: 12 Pineda, 13 Masius, 14 Ferarius, 15 Andradius & sundry others who speak honourably of the Originals; But in nothing do they so pride themselves, as in this conceit of the Novelty of the Hebrew punctation; whereby they hope with Abimelech's servants utterly to stop the wells or fountains, from whence we should draw our souls refreshment.
In the voluminous opposition to the Truth made by that learned man, I know nothing more pernitiously spoken: nor doe yet know how his inference can be avoided, ⟨p. 215⟩on the hypothesis in Question. To what purpose this insinuation is made by him is well knowne, and his Companions in designe exactly declare it. That their Hebrew Text be corrected by the vulgar latine, is the expresse desire of Gregory de valentia, Tom. 1. disput. 5. qu. 3: and that because the Church hath approved that Translation, it being corrected (saies Huntly) by Hierome before the invention of points. But this is put out of doubt by Morinus, who from hence argues the Hebrew tongue to be a very nose of waxe, to be turned by men which way they please: and to be so given of God on purpose, that men might subject their consciences to their infallible Church: Exercit. l. 1. Exer. 1. c. 2. Great hath been the indeavour of this sort of men, wherein they have left no stone unturned, to decry the originalls. Some of them cry out that the old Testament is corrupted by the Jewes,