A90280:292
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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Notwithstanding any entanglements that men by their conjectures may put upon the persuasion of the Antiquity of the points, I can as soon believe the most incredible figment in the whole Talmud, as this fable. But this is not my business; Let it be granted, that such Persons there were; on the supposition under consideration, I am only enquiring what is the state and condition of the present Hebrew pointing, ⟨p. 225⟩and what weight is to be laid thereon. That the Reader then may a little consider what sort of men they were, who are assigned in these Prolegomena as the Inventors of this Artifice of punctation, I shall take a brief view of the state of the Jews after the destruction of the Temple down to the days enquired after.
Notwitstanding any intanglements that men by their conjectures may put upon the perswasion of the Antiquity of the points, I can as soone believe the most incredible figment in the whole Talmud, as this fable. But this is not my businesse; Let it be granted, that such Persons there were; on the supposition under consideration, I am only enquiring what is the state and condition of the present Hebrew pointing, ⟨p. 225⟩and what weight is to be laid thereon. That the Reader then may a little consider what sort of men they were, who are assigned in these Prolegomena as the Inventours of this Artifice of punctation, I shall take a briefe view of the state of the Jewes after the destruction of the Temple downe to the dayes enquired after.
Sect. 8. That the Judaical Church state continued, not only de facto, but in the merciful forbearance of God so far, that the many 1000s of Believers that constantly adhered to the Mosaical worship, were accepted with God, until the destruction of the Temple; that, that destruction was the ending of the world that then was by fire, and the beginning of setting up solemnly the new heaven and new earth wherein dwelleth Righteousness, I have at large elsewhere declared, and may God assisting yet farther manifest in my thoughts on the Epistle of Paul to the Hebrews. The time between the beginning of Christ's preaching, to the utter desolation of the City and Temple,