A90280:62
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sect. 14. It is no doubt but that in the Copies we now enjoy of the old Testament there are some diverse readings, or various lections. The [Greek or Hebrew] a[Greek or Hebrew] theb The [Greek or Hebrew] c(for the [Greek or Hebrew] are ⟨p. 14⟩are of another nature) the various lections of Ben-Asher or Rabbi Aaron the Son of Rabbi Moses of the tribe of Asher, & Ben Naphtali, or R: Moses the Son of David of the Tribe of Naphtali; of the East and Western Jews, which we have collected at the End of the great Bible with the Masora, evince it. But yet we affirm that the whole Word of God, in every Letter and Title, as given from him by Inspiration, is preserved without Corruption. Where there is any variety it is always in things of less, indeed of no importance.4 God by his Providence preserving the whole entire, suffered this lesser variety to fall out, in or among the copies we have, for the quickening and exercising of our diligence in our search into his Word.
Sect. 14. It is no doubt but that in the Copies we now enjoy of the old Testament there are some diverse readings, or various lections. The 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 a〈non-Latin alphabet〉 theb The 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 c(for the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 are ⟨p. 14⟩