A90280:382
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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any man that will consider them will find the alterations purposely made to avoid the difficulties in those places, which is one common evidence of Corruption, in Gen. 11. 31: 60 years are cut off from the life of Tera ⟨p. 330⟩to make the Chronology agree; and that of Exod. 12. the dwelling of the Children of Israel and their Fathers, when they dwelt in the land of Canaan, and in the land of Egypt, was 430 years, is a plain Comment or Exposition on the Text, nor would Hierome, who had this Copy, make any use of it, in these difficulties. Might I go over the rest of Morinus his instances whereby he seeks to credit his Samaritan Copy, which we have in these Biblia Polyglotta, I could manifest that there is scarce one of them, but yields a clear Argument of Corruption in it, upon some of the best grounds that we have to judge of the sincerity or corruption of any Copy; and if this Pentateuch had been of any credit of old, it would not have been omitted, yea as it seems utterly rejected as a thing of nought, by Origen in his diligent collection of the Original and Versions.
any man that will consider them will find the alterations purposely made to avoid the difficulties in those places, which is one common evidence of Corruption, in Gen. 11. 31: 60 yeeres are cut off from the life of Tera ⟨p. 330⟩to make the Chronologie agree; and that of Exod. 12. the dwelling of the Children of Israel and their Fathers, when they dwelt in the land of Canaan, and in the land of Aegypt, was 430 yeares, is a plaine Comment or Exposition on the Text, nor would Hierome, who had this Copy, make any use of it, in these difficulties. Might I goe over the rest of Morinus his instances whereby he seekes to credit his Samaritan Copy, which we have in these Biblia Polyglotta, I could manifest that there is scarce one of them, but yeelds a cleare Argument of Corruption in it, upon some of the best grounds that we have to judge of the sincerity or corruption of any Copy; and if this Pentateuch had been of any credit of old, it would not have been omitted, yea as it seemes utterly rejected as a thing of nought, by Origen in his diligent collection of the Originall and Versions.