A90280:337
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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2ly. Besides, though these Translators or any of them, might use Copies without vowels, as it is confessed that always some such there were, as still there are, yet it doth not follow at all, that therefore the points were not found ⟨p. 284⟩out nor in use. But more of this, when we come to speak distinctly of these Translations.
2ly. Besides, though these Translatours or any of them, might use Copies without vowels, as it is confessed that alwayes some such there were, as still there are, yet it doth not follow at all, that therefore the points were not found ⟨p. 284⟩out nor in use. But more of this, when we come to speake distinctly of these Translations.
Sect. 12. 8 Of the same importance is that which is in the last place insisted on, from the silence of Hierome and others of the Ancients, as to the use of the points among the Hebrews. But Hierome saw not all things, not the Chaldee Paraphrase, which our Authors suppose to have been extant at least 400 years before him; So it cannot be made Evident that he mentioned all that he saw. To speak expressly of the Vowels he had no Occasion, there was then no Controversy about them. Nor were they then distinctly known by the names whereby they are now called. The whole Current of his Translation argues that he had the Bible as now pointed. Yea, Learned men have manifested by instances that seem of irrefragable evidence, that he had the use of them. Or it may be he could not obtain a pointed Copy, but was instructed by his Jew in the right pronunciation of words. Copies were then scarce, ⟨p. 285⟩and the Jews full of envy: all these things are uncertain. See Munster: Praefat. ad Bib. The Truth is, either I cannot understand his words, or he doth positively affirm, that the Hebrew had the use of Vowels; in his Epistle to Evagrius, Epist. 126: nec refert utrum Salem an Salim nominetur, con vocalibus in medio litteris perrarò utantur hebraei; if they did it perrarò, they did it; and then they had them; though in those days to keep up their credit in teaching, they did not much use them; nor can this be spoken of the sound of the Vowels, but of their figures. for surely they did not seldom use the sounds of Vowels, if they spake often: And many other Testimonies from him may be produced to the same purpose.