A90280:334
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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There is then very little weight to be ventured upon the strength of this Objection
There is then very little weight to be ventred upon the strength of this Objection
Proleg. 8. 46. Sect. 11. 7: It is further pleaded that the ancient translations the Greek, the Chaldee and the Syriac, do manifest that at the time of their Composing the points were not invented; And that because in sundry places it is evident that they read otherwise, or the words with other points (I mean as to the force and sound, not figure of them) than those now affixed. For this purpose very many instances are given us out of the Seventy especially by Capellus: Grotius also takes the same course. But neither is the Objection of any force to turn the Scale ⟨p. 282⟩in the matter under Consideration. Somewhat will in the close of this discourse be spoken of those Translations. The differences that may be observed in them especially the former, would as well prove, that they had other Consonants, that is that the Copies they used had other letters and words then ours, as other vowels. Yea if we must suppose where they differ from our present Reading, they had other and better Copies, it is most Certain that we must grant ours to be very Corrupt. Hoc Ithacus vellet; nor can this inference be avoided, as shall God willing be further manifested if Occasion be administered. The truth is, the present Copies that we have of the Seventy do in many places so vary from the Original, that it is beyond all Conjecture what should occasion it. I wish some would try their skill upon some part of Job, the Psalms and the Prophets, to see if by all their inquiries of extracting various lections, they can find out how they read in their Books, if they rendered as they read; and we enjoy what they rendred. Symeon de Muys tels us a ⟨p. 283⟩very pretty story of himself to this purpose; Assert. Heb. Vind. Sect. 1: as also how ridiculous he was in his attempt. But I shall recall that desire; The scripture indeed is not so to be dealt withal; we have had too much of that work already. The Rabbinical [Greek or Hebrew] is not to be Compared, with some of our Critics Temura and Notaricon. Of the Chaldee Paraphrase I shall speak afterwards. It seems not to be of the Antiquity pretended. It is not mentioned by Josephus, nor Origen, nor Hierome; but this will not impeach its Antiquity.