A90280:364
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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Sect. 2. The great and signal use of various Translations, which hitherto we have esteemed them for, was the help afforded by them in Expositions of the Scripture. To have represented unto us in one view the several Apprehensions and judgments of so many worthy and learned men, as were the Authors of these Translations, upon the Original words of the Scripture, is a signal help and Advantage unto men enquiring into the mind and will of God in his Word. That Translations were of any other use formerly, was ⟨p. 311⟩not apprehended. They are of late presented unto us under another notion: namely, as means and helps of correcting the Original, and finding out the Corruptions that are in our present copies, showing that the Copies which their Authors used, did really differ from those which we now enjoy, and use. For this rare Invention we are, as for the former, chiefly beholding to the learned and most diligent Capellus, who is followed, as in sundry instances himself declares, by the no less learned Grotius. To this purpose the scene is thus laid. It is supposed of old there were sundry Copies of the old Testament differing in many things, words, sentences, from those we now enjoy. Out of these Copies some of the Ancient Translations have been made. In their Translations they express the sense and meaning of the Copies they made use of. Hence by considering what they deliver, where they differ from our present copies, we may find out, (that is, learned men who are expert at Conjectures may do so) how they read in theirs. Thus may we come to a further ⟨p. 312⟩discovery of the Various Corruptions that are crept into the Hebrew Text, and by the help of those Translations amend them. Thus Capellus. The learned Author of our Prolegomena handles this business Prol. 6. I do not remember that he expressly any where affirms, that they had other Copies then those we now enjoy;
Sect. 2. The great and signall use of various Translations, which hitherto we have esteemed them for, was the help afforded by them in Expositions of the Scripture. To have represented unto us in one view the severall Apprehensions and judgments of so many worthy and learned men, as were the Authors of these Translations, upon the Originall words of the Scripture, is a signall help and Advantage unto men enquiring into the mind and will of God in his Word. That Translations were of any other use formerly, was