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BX 9315 .08 1850 v. 16 Owen, John, 1616-1683. The works of John Owen
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JOHN OWEN, D.D.
BY THE REV. WILLIAM H. GOOLD,
EDINBURGH.
VOL. XVI.
NEW YORK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS,
285BROADWAY.
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CONTENTS OF YOL. XVI.
THE TEUE NATURE OF A GOSPEL CHQRCH.
Prefatory Notk by the Editor,
The Preface to the Reader, ....
Chap.
I. — The subject-matter of the church, II.— Of the formal cause of a particular church, . III.— Of the politj', rule, or discipliue, of the church in general, IV. — 'J'he officers of the church, V. — The especial duty of pastors of churches, VI.— Of the office of teachers in the church, or an inquiry into the state,
and work, of those called teachers in the Scripture, VII.— Of the rule of the church, or of ruling elders, VIII.— The nature of church polity or rule, with the duty of elders, IX.— Of deacons, .....--
X. — Of excommunication, ......
XL— Of the communion of churches, ....
condition,
Page 2 3
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25 30
42 74
97 106 130 143 151 183
A LETTER CONCERNING EXCOIOIUNICATION.
Prefatory Note by the Editor, ..... A Letter concerning the matter of the present Excommunications,
210 211
OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF CHURCH CENSURES.
Prefatory Note by the Editor, ....
A Discourse concerning the Administration of Church Censures.
210 223
AN ANSWER UNTO TWO QUESTIONS.
Prefatory Note by the Editor, Question First, . Question Second, Twelve Arguments, &c.
240 241 245 248
IV CONTENTS.
OF MARRYING AFTER DIVORCE.
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Prefatory Note by the Editor, ....... 240
Of Marrying after Divorce in case of Adultery, .... 254
OF INFANT BAPTISM AND DIPPING.
Prefatory Note by the Editor, ....... 240
Of Infant Baptism, ......... 258
A Vindication of two passages in Irenseus against the exceptions of Mr Tombs, 263
Of Dipping 266
REFLECTIONS ON A SLANDEROUS LIBEL.
Prefatory Note by the Editor, ..... . 270
Reflections on a Slanderous Libel ...... . 271
[THREE TREATISES CONCERNING THE SCRIPTURES.]
Prefatory Note by the Editor, ....... 282
The Epistle Dedicatory, ........ 283
OF THE DIVINE ORIGINAL OF THE SCRIPTURES.
Prefatory Note by the Editor, ....... 296
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I,— The divine original of the Scripture the sole foundation of its authority— The original of the Old Testament — The peculiar manner of the revela- tion of the -word— The written word, as written, preserved by the provi- dence of God— Cappellus' opinion about various lections considered— Tho Scripture not Ihicn l^iXtKriai—The true meaning of that expression— En- tirely from God, to the least tittle— Of the Scriptures of the New Testa- ment, and their peculiar prerogative, ..... 297
II. — The main question proposed to consideration— How we may know assuredly the Scripture to be the word of Ood — The Scripture to be received by divine faith — The authority of God the foundation— 'I'he way whereby that authority is evidenced or made known — The various ways of God's revealing himself and his mind— 1. By his work-< ; 2. By the light of nature ; 3. By his word— All of these evince themselves to be from him, his word especially, ....... 308
III. — Arguments of two sorts— Inartificial arguments, by way of testimony to the truth — To whom these arguments are valid — Of B-itmuo-rU—The rejection of a plea of Sioryiun-Tia, wherein it consists — Of miracles, their efficacy to beget faith compared with the word, . . . .313
IV. — Innate arguments in the Scripture of its divine original and authority — Its self-evidencing efficacy- All light manifests itself— The Scripture light — Spiritual light evidential— Consectaries from the premises laid down — What the self-evidencing light of the Scripture peculiarly is— J^ower self- evidencing— The Scripture the power of God, and powerful — How this power exerts itself — The whole question resolved, . . . 318
V. — Of the testimony of the Spirit— Traditions— Miracles, . . . 325
VI.— Consequential considerations, for the confirmation of the divine authority of
the Scripture, ......•• 337
CONTENTS.
INTEGRITY AND PURITY OF THE HEBREW AND GREEK TEXT.
Chap. Page
Prefatory Note by the Editob, ...... 345
I.— The occasion of this discourse — The danger of supposing corruptions in the originals of the Scripture— The great usefulness of the Biblia Polyglotta — The grounds of the ensuing animadversions — The assertions proposed to be vindicated laid down — Their weight and importance— Sundrj' princi- ples in the Prolegomena, prejudicial to the truth contended for, laid down — Those principles formerly asserted by others — Reasons of the opposition made to them, ........ 347
II.— Of the purity of the originals— The auT6y^»<p» of the Scripture lost — That of Moses, how and how long preserved— Of the book founi by Hilkiah— Of the aiToV?«?« of the New Testament — Of the first copies of the originals — Tlie scribes of those copies not Bio!rnva-roi—Wha.t is ascribed to them — The great and incomparable care of the scribes of it — The whole word of Grod, in every tittle of it, pi-eserved entire in the copies of the original extant — Heads of arguments to that purpose— What various lections are granted in the original of the Old and New Testaments— Sundry considerations concerning them, manifesting them to be of no import.ance — That the Jews have not corrupted the text — The most probable instances considered, 353 III. — Of various lections in the Greek copies ot tbe New Testament, . . 3G2