A90280:357
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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1. We have them in the Appendix represented unto us in their own order according as they are found in the books of the Scriptures; And then over again, in the order and under the heads that they are drawn and driven unto by Capellus; A task, that learned man took upon himself, that he might in the performance of it, give some Countenance to his Opinion, that they are for the most part Critical Emendations of the Text, made by some late Massorites, that came no man knows whence; that lived no man knows where, nor when. Thus whereas these Keri Uketib, have the only face and appearance upon the matter, of Various lections upon the old Testament, (for the ⟨p. 305⟩Jews Collections of the Various Readings of Ben Asher and Ben Naphtali, of the Oriental and Occidental Jews, are of no Value, nor ever had place in their Bible and may be rejected) the unwary Viewer of the Appendix is presented with a great Bulk of them, their whole Army being mustered twice over in this service.
1. We have them in the Appendix represented unto us in their own order according as they are found in the bookes of the Scriptures; And then over againe, in the order and under the heads that they are drawne and driven unto by Capellus; A taske, that learned man tooke upon himselfe, that he might in the performance of it, give some Countenance to his Opinion, that they are for the most part Criticall Emendations of the Text, made by some late Massorites, that came no man knowes whence; that lived no man knowes where, nor when. Thus whereas these Keri Uketib, have the only face and appearance upon the matter, of Various lections upon the old Testament, (for the ⟨p. 305⟩Jewes Collections of the Various Readings of Ben Asher and Ben Nepthali, of the Orientall and Occidentall Jewes, are of no Value, nor ever had place in their Bible and may be rejected) the unwary Viewer of the Appendix is presented with a great Bulke of them, their whole Army being mustered twice over in this service.
Sect. 7. But this inconvenience may be easily amended, nor am I concerned in it. Wherefore 3dly for the rise of them it is said that some of them are the amendments of the Massorites or Rabbins, others, Various lections out of diverse Copies. That they are all, or the most part of them Critical amendments of the Rabbins is not allowed; for which latter part of his determination, we thank the learned Author; and take leave to say that in the former we are not satisfied, Prol. 8. 23, 24, 25: the Arguments that are produced to prove them not to have been from Ezra, but the most part from postalmudicall Rabbins are capable of a very easy solution which also another occasion