A90280:299
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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That sundry Christian Ceremonies and institutions vilely corrupted were taken up by the Jews of those days, many of them being Apostates, as were also some of Mahomets Assistants in compiling of the Alcoran, I shall (God assisting) elsewhere endeavour to evince and manifest. That any Gospel observances were taken from the Jews, as being in practise amongst them, before their institution by ⟨p. 234⟩Christ will appear in the issue to be a bold and groundless fancy.
That sundry Christian Ceremonies and institutions vilely corrupted were taken up by the Jews of those daies, many of them being Apostates, as were also some of Mahomets Assistants in compiling of the Alcoran, I shall (God assisting) elsewhere endeavour to evince and manifest. That any Gospell observances were taken from the Jews, as being in practise amongst them, before their institution by ⟨p. 234⟩Christ will appeare in the issue to be a bold and groundlesse fancy.
Sect. 11. The foundation mentioned being laid in a Collection of Traditions, and new invention of Abominations under the name of old Traditions by this Rabbi the following Talmuds are an improvement of the same attempt, of setting up a Religion under the Curse, and against the mind and Will of God; that being rejected by him, and left without King, without Prince, without sacrifice, without image, without an Ephod, and without a Teraphim, and kind of worship, true or false, they might have something to give them countenance in their unbelief. The Talmud of Jerusalem, so called, (for it is the product of many comments on the Mishnae in the city of Tiberias, where Rabbi Judah lived) because it was compiled in the land of Canaan, whose metropolis was Jerusalem, was published about the year of Christ 230. so it is commonly received; though I find Dr. Lightfoot of late, on supposition of finding in it the name of Diocletianus ⟨p. 235⟩