CHAP. III.

Of gifts and offices extraordinary: and first of offices.

CHAP. IV.

Extraordinary spiritual gifts. 1 Cor. xii. 5—11...

CHAP. V.

The original, duration, use, and end, of extraordinary spiritual gifts......

CHAP. VI.

OF ORDINARY GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT.

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279

305

The grant, institution, use, benefit, end, and continuance of the ministry..... 320

CHAP. VII.

Of spiritual gifts enabling the ministry to the exercise and discharge of their

trust and office..

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CHAP. VIII.

Of the gifts of the Spirit with respect unto doctrine, rule, and worship; how

attained and improved...

OF THE DIVINE ORIGINAL, AUTHORITY, SELF-EVIDENCING

LIGHT, AND POWER OF THE SCRIPTURES.

The Epistle Dedicatory.

347

365

CHAP. I.

The divine original of the Scripture, the sole foundation of its authority. The

original of the Old Testament; Heb. i. 1. Several ways of immediate re-

velation. The peculiar manner of the revelation of the word. Considera-

tions thereon. Various expressions of that way; 2 Pet. i. 20, 21. The

written word, as written, preserved by the providence of God. Capellus's

opinion about various lections considered. The Scripture not idias TIλÚOEWS.

The true meaning of that expression. How the word came of old, and how

it was received. Entirely from God to the least tittle. Of the Scriptures

of the New Testament, and their peculiar prerogative................

CHAP. II.

The main question proposed to consideration. How we may know assuredly

the Scripture to be the word of God. The Scripture to be received by di-

vine faith. The ground and foundation of that faith inquired after. The

answer in the general thesis of this discourse. The authority of God that

foundation. The way whereby that authority is evidenced or made known.

What is meant by the authority of the Scriptures. Authority is in respect

of others. First general evidence given to the thesis laid down. The va-

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rious ways of God's revealing himself and his mind. 1. By his works;

2. By the light of nature; 3. By his word. Each of these evince them-

selves to be from him. His word especially.

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CHAP. III.

Arguments of two sorts. Inartificial arguments, by way of testimony to the

truth. To whom these arguments are valid; Isa. viii. 20. 2 Tim. iii. 16. of

Deoπveucría. The ò 0ɛov that accompanies the voice of God; Jer. iii. 26—29.

The rejection of a plea of SEOπveUrlas, wherein it consists; Luke xvi. 31.

Of miracles, their efficacy to beget faith, compared with the word; 2 Pet.

i. 16. 19, 20....

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CHAP. IV.

Innate arguments in the Scripture, of its divine original and authority. These

the formal reason of our believing. Its self-evidencing efficacy. All light

manifests itself. The Scripture, light. What kind of light it is. Spiritual

light evidential. The ground of men's not discerning this light. Consec-

taries from the premises laid down. What the self-evidencing light of the

Scripture peculiarly is. The proposition of the Scripture as an object of

faith is from and by this light. Power, self-evidencing. The Scripture the

power of God. And powerful. How this power exerts itself. The whole

question resolved..

CHAP. V.

Of the testimony of the Spirit. Traditions. Miracles.

CHAP. VI.

Consequential considerations for the confirmation of the divine authority of the

Scripture...

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424

438

OF THE INTEGRITY AND PURITY OF THE HEBREW AND GREEK

TEXT OF THE SCRIPTURE.

CHAP. 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. Sundry principles

in the Prolegomena prejudicial to the truth contended for, laid down. Those

principles formerly asserted by others. Reasons for the opposition made

to them..

449

CHAP. II

Of the purity of the originals. The Auroygapa of the Scripture lost. That of

Moses, how, and how long preserved; of the book found by Hilkiah. Of

the Auroypapa of the New Testament. Of the first copies of the originals;

the scribes of those copies not θεόπνευστοι. What is ascribed to them. The

great and incomparable care of the scribes of it. The whole word of God,

in every tittle of it, preserved entire in the copies of the original extant. Heads

of arguments to that purpose. What various lections are granted in the ori-

ginal of the Old and New Testament. Sundry considerations concerning

them, manifesting them to be of no importance. That the Jews have not

corrupted the text; the most probable instances considered..

CHAP. III.

Of various lections in the Greek copies of the New Testament.

CHAP. IV.

....

General premises. Opinions prejudicial to the authority of the originals in the

Prolegomena, enumerated. The just consequences of those premises. Others

engaged in these opinions. Of Capellus. Of Origen, Zimenius, Arias Mon-

tanus's editions of the Bible..

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468

474

CHAP. V.

The original of the points proposed to consideration in particular. The im-

portance of the points to the right understanding of the Scripture; the tes-

timony of Morinus, Junius, Johannes Isaac, Cevallerius, and others. The

use made by the Papists of the opinion of the novelty of the points. The im-

portance of the points farther manifested. The extreme danger of making

the Hebrew punctuation arbitrary. That danger evinced by instance. No

relief against that danger, on the grounds of the opinion considered. The

authors of the Hebrew punctuation according to the Prolegomena; who and

what. Morinus's folly. The improbability of this pretence. The state of

the Jews, the supposed inventors of the points after the destruction of the

temple. Two attempts made by them to restore their religion. The former

under Barchochab, with its issue. The second under R. Judah, with its

issue. The rise and foundation of the Talmuds. The state of the Jews upon

and after the writing of the Talmuds. Their rancour against Christ. Who

the Tiberian Massorites were, that are the supposed authors of the Hebrew

punctuation: their description. That figment rejected. The late testimony

of Dr. Lightfoot to this purpose. The rise of the opinion of the novelty of

the points. Of Elias Levita. The value of his testimony in this case.

the validity of the testimony of the Jewish Rabbins. Some considerations

about the antiquity of the points; the first from the nature of the punctuation

itself, in reference unto grammatical rules. From the Chaldee paraphrase, and

integrity of the Scripture as now pointed

Of

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CHAP. VI.

Arguments for the novelty of the Hebrew points, proposed to consideration.

The argument from the Samaritan letters considered and answered. Of the

copy of the law preserved in the synagogues without points. The testimony

of Elias Levita and Aben Ezra considered. Of the silence of the Mishna,

Talmud, and Gemara, about the points. Of the Keri and Chethib. Of the

number of the points. Of the ancient translations, Greek, Chaldee, Syriac.

Of Hierome. The new argument of Morinus in this cause. The conclusion

about the necessity of the points...

499

CHAP. VII.

Of the 3 Their nature and original. The difference is in the conso-

nants. Morinus's vain charge on Arias Montanus. The senses of both con-

sistent. Of the great congregation. The spring and rise of these various

readings. The judgment of the Prolegomena about them: their order twice

over in the appendix. The rise assigned to them considered. Of Capellus, his

opinion, and the danger of it...

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CHAP. VIII.

Of gathering various lections by the help of translations. The proper use and

benefit of translations. Their new pretended use. The state of the origi-

nals on this new pretence. Of the remedy tendered to the relief of that state.

No copies of old differing in the least from those we now enjoy, from the tes-

timony of our Saviour. No testimony, new or old, to that purpose. Re-

quisites unto good translations. Of the translations in the Biblia Polyglotta.

Of the Arabic. Of the Syriac. Of the Samaritan Pentateuch. Of the

Chaldee paraphrase. Of the vulgar Latin. Of the Seventy. Of the trans-

lation of the New Testament. Of the Persian. Of the Ethiopian. The

value of these translations as to the work in hand. Of the supposition of

gross corruption in the originals. Of various lections out of Grotius.

the appendix in general.............

Of

PRO SACRIS SCRIPTURIS ADVERSUS HUJUS TEMPORIS FANATICOS

EXERCITATIONES APOLOGETICE QUATUOR.

Ad lectorem admonitio.

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