A90280:330
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.
Apert sounds are either Simple. Vowels. Double. Diphthongs. 1 Apert simple sounds are distinguishable Formally. Accidentally. 1 The Formal difference is that which doth constitute several letters, and must depend upon the various Apertion, required to the making of them, together with the Gravity or Acuteness of the tone which is made by them. According to which there are at least eight simple vowels, that are by us easily distinguishable. viz. 1 2 E magis Acutum, as in He, me, she, ye, &c. minus Acutum, as the English, The: the Latin, me, te, see, &c. 3 I or Y, which are both to be accounted of one power and sound. Shi, di: Thy my: 4 5 A magis Apertum. All, tall, gall, wall. minus Apertum. Ale, tale, gale, weal. ⟨p. 279⟩6 7 O Rotundū, minus grave, as the English. Go. so. no. the Latine. De. magis grave & pingue. as the English. Do. to. who. 8 U as in Tu. use, us &c.
Apert sounds are either Simple. Vowels. Double. Dipthongs. 1 Apert simple sounds are distinguishable Formally. Acccidentally. 1 The Formall difference is that which doth constitute severall letters, and must depend upon the various Apertion, required to the making of them, together with the Gravity or Acutenesse of the tone which is made by them. According to which there are at least eight simple vowels, that are by us easily distinguishable. viz. 1 2 E magis Acutum, as in He, me, she, ye, &c. minus Acutum, as the English, The: the Latine, me, te, se, &c. 3 I or Y, which are both to be accounted of one power and sound. Shi, di: Thy my: 4 5 A magis Apertum. All, tall, gall, wall. minus Apertum. Ale, tale, gale, wele. ⟨p. 279⟩6 7 O Rotundū, minus grave, as the English. Go. so. no. the Latine. De. magis grave & pingue. as the English. Do. to. who. 8 U as in Tu. use, us &c.
So many apert simple sounds there are evidently distinguishable, I would be loth to say that there neither are, nor can be any more; for who knows, how many other minute differences of Apertion, and Gravity, may be now used, or hereafter found out by others, which practise and custom, may make as easy to them as these are to us. 2 But besides this formal difference, they are some of them Accidentally distinguishable from one another, with reference to the quantity of time required to their prolation, whereby the same Vowel becomes sometimes Long Short So E. min. Acute. Long Short mete steme met stem