A90280:303
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
15. To return to our Jews: universally in all their old Writings, they have carried on a design of impugning him in his Gospel. For as we need not their testimony, nor any thing but the Scripture for their Conviction and [Greek or Hebrew], so to acknowledge the truth, the places cited out of their Talmuds and Gemara, from the Cabalists & other Rabbins, by Martinus Raymundus, Porchetus, Galatinus, Reuchlinus, and others,) setting aside Galatinus his Gale Rezeia which must be set aside) seem to be wrested the most of them besides their intentions, as things obscurely, Metaphorically, and Mystically written, are easily dealt withal. Their disputes about the Messiah, when they speak of him of set purpose, as in lib. sanhedrin, are foolish contradictious triflings, wherein they ⟨p. 240⟩leave all things as uncertain, as if they were wrangling in their wonted manner, de lana Caprina. So that for my part, I am not much removed from the opinion of Hulsius (lib. 1. pa. 2. dic: sup. de Temp. Messiae) that Aesops fables are of as much use in Christian Religion, as the Judaical Talmud. Whilst they keep the Scripture, we shall never want Weapons out of their own armoury for their destruction. Like the Philistine, they carry the weapon that will serve to cut off their own Heads. Now the Tiberian Massorites, the supposed Inventors of the points, vowels and Accents, which we now use, were men living after the finishing the last Talmud, whose whole Religion was built thereon.
15. To returne to our Jews: universally in all their old Writings, they have carried on a designe of impugning him in his Gospell. For as we need not their testimony, nor any thing but the Scripture for their Conviction and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, so to acknowledge the truth, the places cited out of their Talmuds and Gemara, from the Cabalists & other Rabbins, by Martinus Raymundus, Porchetus, Galatinus, Reuchlinus, and others,) setting aside Galatinus his Gale Rezeia which must be set aside) seeme to be wrested the most of them besides their intentions, as things obscurely, Metaphorically, and Mystically written, are easily dealt withall. Their disputes about the Messiah, when they speak of him of set purpose, as in lib. sanedrim, are foolish contradictious triflings, wherein they ⟨p. 240⟩leave all things as uncertaine, as if they were wrangling in their wonted manner, de lana Caprina. So that for my part, I am not much removed from the opinion of Hulsius (lib. 1. pa. 2. dic: sup. de Temp. Messiae) that Aesops fables are of as much use in Christian Religion, as the Judaicall Talmud. Whilst they keep the Scripture, we shall never want Weapons out of their own armory for their destruction. Like the Philistine, they carry the weapon that will serve to cut off their own Heads. Now the Tiberian Massorites, the supposed Inventors of the points, vowels and Accents, which we now use, were men living after the finishing the last Talmud, whose whole Religion was built thereon.