A90280:367
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. 4. Now whereas the first Translation that ever was, as is pretended, is that of the 70, and that of all others, excepting only those which have been translated ⟨p. 315⟩out of it, doth most vary and differ from our Bible, as may be made good by some 1000ds of instances, we cannot but be exceedingly uncertain in finding out wherein those Copies, which as it is said, were used by them, did differ from ours, or wherein ours are Corrupted; but are left unto endless uncertain Conjectures. What sense others may have of this distemper I know not; for my own part I am solicitous for the Ark; or the Sacred truth of the Original; And that because I am fully persuaded that the Remedy and relief of this evil, provided in the Translations, is unfitted to the Cure, yea fitted to increase the disease. Some other Course then must be taken. And seeing the Remedy, is notoriously insufficient to effect the Cure, let us try whether the whole distemper be not a mere fancy, and and so do what in us lye to prevent that Horrible and outrageous violence, which will undoubtedly be offered to the Sacred Hebrew verity, if every Learned Mountebank may be allowed to practise upon it, with his ⟨p. 316⟩Conjectures from Translations.
Sect. 4. Now whereas the first Translation that ever was, as is pretended, is that of the 70, and that of all others, excepting only those which have been translated ⟨p. 315⟩out of it, doth most vary and differ from our Bible, as may be made good by some 1000ds of instances, we cannot but be exceedinly uncertaine in finding out wherein those Copies, which as it is said, were used by them, did differ from ours, or wherein ours are Corrupted; but are left unto endlesse uncertaine Conjectures. What sense others may have of this distemper I know not; for my owne part I am sollicitous for the Arke; or the Sacred truth of the Originall; And that because I am fully perswaded that the Remedy and reliefe of this evill, provided in the Translations, is unfitted to the Cure, yea fitted to increase the disease. Some other Course then must be taken. And seeing the Remedy, is notoriously insufficient to effect the Cure, let us try whether the whole distemper be not a meere fancy, and and so doe what in us lye to prevent that Horrible and outragious violence, which will undoubtedly be offered to the Sacred Hebrew verity, if every Learned Mountibanke may be allowed to practise upon it, with his