A90280:38
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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But we have not as yet done; there is a new invention of Capellus, greatly applauded amongst the men of these opinions. He tells us lib. 6. c. 10. Crit. S•cr: Planum est omnem quae hodiè est in terrarum orb linguae Hebraicae cognitionem servandam tandèm esse & ascribendam Graecae [Greek or Hebrew] 70. Sacrorum Bibliorum translationi. This is greedily taken up by Morinus (as nothing could be spoken more to his purpose) who also tells us, that the learned Prefacer to these Biblia Polyglotta is of the same judgement; Morin: Praefat: ad opusc. Haebr: Samarit. Hereupon he informs us, that in the Translation of the Pentateuch he went for the meaning of sundry words unto Hierome, and the Translation of the 70. But it is not unknown to these learned persons, that Hierome, whom one of them makes his rule; tells us over and over, that notwithstanding the Translation of the 70. he had his knowledge of the Hebrew Tongue, from the Hebrew it self; and the help of such Hebrews as he hired to his assistance. And for Capellus, is not that the Helena for which he contends, and upon the matter the only foundation of his sacred work of Criticising on the Scripture, that there was a succession of learned men of the Jews at Tiberias until an hundred years after Hierome, who invented the Points of the Hebrew Bible, and that not in an arbitrary manner, but according to the tradition they had received from them who spoke that language in its purity? shall these men be thought to have had the knowledge of the Hebrew tongue from the Translation of the 70; Certainly they would not then have hated it so, as he informs us they did. But this thing is plainly ridiculous. The Language gives us the ⟨image 15⟩knowledge of it self. Considering the helps that by providence have been in all Ages, and at all times afforded thereunto, ever since the time wherein Capellus says, some knew it so well, as to invent and affix the present Punctation, there hath been a succession of living or dead Masters to further the knowledge of it. And this will not seem strange to them who have given us exact Translations of the Persian, and Ethiopic pieces of Scripture. In the [Greek or Hebrew] we are little assisted by the 70. The chiefest seeming help unto this tongue is from the Arabic.
But we have not as yet done; there is a new invention of Capellus, greatly applauded amongst the men of these opinions. He tels us lib. 6. c. 10. Crit. S•cr: Planum est omnem quae hodiè est in terrarum orbe linguae Hebraicae cognitionem servandam tandèm esse & ascribendam Graecae 70. Sacrorum Bibliorum translationi. This is greedily taken up by Morinus (as nothing could be spoken more to his purpose) who also tells us, that the learned Prefacer to these Biblia Polyglotta is of the same judgement; Morin: Praefat: ad opusc. Haebr: Samarit. Hereupon he informes us, that in the Translation of the Pentateuch he went for the meaning of sundry words unto Hierome, and the Translation of the 70. But it is not unknowne to these learned persons, that Hierome, whom one of them makes his rule; tels us over and over, that notwithstanding the Translation of the 70. he had his knowledge of the Hebrew Tongue, from the Hebrew it selfe; and the help of such Hebrews as he hired to his assistance. And for Capellus, is not that the Helena for which he contends, and upon the matter the onely foundation of his sacred worke of Criticising on the Scripture, that there was a succession of learned men of the Jewes at Tiberias untill an hundred yeares after Hierome, who invented the Points of the Hebrew Bible, and that not in an arbitrary manner, but according to the tradition they had received from thē who spoke that language in its purity? shall these men be thought to have had the knowledge of the Hebrew tongue from the Translation of the 70; Certainly they would not then have hated it so, as he informes us they did. But this thing is plainly ridiculous. The Language gives us the