A90280:93
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. 13. The Voice of God in nature is in like manner effectual. It declares it self to be from God by it's ⟨p. 45⟩own light and Authority. There is no need to convince a man by substantial Witnesses, that what his Conscience speaks, it speaks from God. Whether it bear Testimony to the Being, Righteousness, Power, Omniscience or Holiness of God himself; or whether it call for that moral obedience which is eternally and indispensably due to him, and so shows forth the work of the law in the heart; it so speaks and declares it self, that without further Evidence or Reasoning, without the Advantage of any considerations, but what are by it's self supplied, it discovers it's Au-Author from whom it is, and in whose name it speaks. Those [Greek or Hebrew], those common notions, and general Presumptions of him and his Authority, that are inlaid in the natures of Rational Creatures by the hand of God, to this End, that they might make a Revelation of him as to the Purposes mentioned, are able to plead their own divine Original, ⟨p. 46⟩without the least contribution of strength or Assistance from without.
Sect. 13. The Voice of God in nature is in like manner effectuall. It declares it selfe to be from God by it's ⟨p. 45⟩owne light and Authority. There is no need to convince a man by substantiall Witnesses, that what his Conscience speakes, it speakes from God. Whether it beare Testimony to the Being, Righteousnesse, Power, Omniscience or Holynesse of God himselfe; or whether it call for that morall obedience which is eternally and indispensably due to him, and so shews forth the worke of the law in the heart; it so speakes and declares it selfe, that without further Evidence or Reasoning, without the Advantage of any considerations, but what are by it's selfe supplyed, it discovers it's Au-Author from whom it is, and in whose name it speakes. Those 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, those common notions, and generall Presumptions of him and his Authority, that are inlayed in the natures of Rationall Creatures by the hand of God, to this End, that they might make a Revelation of him as to the Purposes mentioned, are able to plead their owne divine Originall, ⟨p. 46⟩