A90280:375
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. 8. Let us then take a view of some of the chiefest of them without observing any order; seeing there is no more Reason for that which is laid down in this Appendix then for any other that may be fixed on; I shall begin with the Arabic, for the honour I bear to the renounedly learned publisher of it & the various lections of the several Copies thereof; and the rather because he hath dealt herein with his wonted candour, giving in a clear and learned account of the Original and Nature of that Translation, which I had for the substance of it, received from him in a discourse before, wherein also he gave me a satisfactory account concerning some other translations, which I shall not need now to mention; though I shall only say his judgment in such things is to be esteemed at least equal, with any now alive.
Sect. 8. Let us then take a view of some of the chiefest of them without observing any order; seeing there is no more Reason for that which is layd down in this Appendix then for any other that may be fixed on; I shall begin with the Arabick, for the honour I beare to the renounedly learned publisher of it & the various lections of the severall Copies thereof; and the rather because he hath dealt herein with his wonted candor, giving in a cleare and learned account of the Originall and Nature of that Translation, which I had for the substance of it, received from him in a discourse before, wherein also he gave me a satisfactory account concerning some other translations, which I shall not need now to mention; though I shall only say his judgment in such things is to be esteemed at least equall, with any now alive.
Then he tells us upon the matter that this Translation is a Cento made up of many ill suited pieces, there being no Translation in that Language extant; I speak of the old Testament; 2ly. For the Antiquity ⟨p. 323⟩of the most ancient part of it was made about the year 4700 of the Jews account, that is of Christ 950. 3ly. It was as to the Pentateuch translated by R: Saadias Haggaon. 4ly. That it is interpreted & changed in sundry things by some other person. 5ly. That he who made these changes seemed to have so done that he might the better thereby [Greek or Hebrew] as to some particular Opinion of his own, whereof sundry instances are given. 6ly. That he seems to have been a Mahometan, or at least much to have favoured them, as appears from other Evidences, so from the inscription of his work with that solemn motto taken out of the Alcoran, in nomine Dei miseratoris, misericordis. 6ly. It may be thought also that some other, a Jew, or a Samaritan had his hand in corrupting the last Translation. 7ly. Who thought to stamp a divine Authority upon his particular Opinions. 8ly. That the foundation of this Translation now printed being that of Saadias, it is observable that he professeth, that he did both add and detract according as he thought meet, that so he might set out, the hidden (Cabalistical)