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Francis Turretin (1623-1687) Codifier of theological orthodoxy. “By the original texts, we do not mean the autographs written by the hand of Moses, or of the prophets and of the apostles, which certainly do not know exist. We mean their apographs which are so called because they set forth to us the word of GodContinue reading “The Sacred Apographa”

Sect. 13. Thus far have we proceeded. The Scripture, the Written Word hath its infallible Truth in its self; John 17 from whence it hath is Verity, thence it hath its Authority; for its Authority is founded upon its Truth. Its Authority in its self, is its Authority in respect to us; nor hath itContinue reading “John Owen, 1658, on the Foundation of the Christian Faith”

But least any man think, that by arguments, which us reason by a natural light to be found, without the singular grace of the Spirit this may be wrought in the minds of the wicked, as either to obey the truth, or to leave off to reproach it, first he must remember that the argumentsContinue reading “Ursinus (1587) on the Testimony of the Holy Spirit and the Purity of Holy Scripture”

Of the truth and accomplishment of the holy scriptures The truth of the holy Scriptures dependeth upon the truth of God who is the author of them. He that doubteth the truth of them, either does not believe that they were uttered by the instance of the Holy Spirit, or else if he doubts notContinue reading “Musculus, 1578, on the Theocentricity of Scripture’s Authority”

Of the King James Version, editors Robert Alter and Frank Kermode in The Literary Guide to the Bible write, “Here is a miscellany of documents containing ancient stories, poems, laws, prophecies, which most of us cannot even read in the original languages, and which are a best, if we are English speakers, in an EnglishContinue reading “That old tongue”

Bruce Waltke and M. O’Connor write, “With these facts in mind, we may turn to the Hebrew system, which presents many similarities to English, so many, in fact, that is important for students to bear in mind the many differences between the languages.” Footnoting this statement, Waltke, O’Connor lend support to the Reformation era translatorsContinue reading “The Linguistic Agreement between Hebrew and English”

Whenever we open the sacred book of God, we should lift up our hearts to him, to teach us the true meaning of what we are going to read. This is necessary, because those doctrines, which are its very glory, offend our natural pride, and its precepts contradict our dearest lusts. To receive the one,Continue reading “Henry Venn, 1763, on the Futility of External Evidence to Move the Will to Accept the Authority of Holy Scripture”

First, was there ever such a being named Lucifer? The answer is yes because of what we read in the KJB in Isaiah 14:12, “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!” However, according to the ESV in Isaiah 14:12Continue reading “Lucifer: to be or not to be?”

“A supreme and infallible judge is one who never errs in judgment, nor is he able to err; is uninfluenced by prejudice and from whom is not appeal. Now these requisites can be found in nether the church, nor councils, nor pope, for they can both err and often have erred most egregiously, and theyContinue reading “God and His Word have no superior”

Penned in 1523, Luther’s hymn elegantly reflects his interpretation of Psalm 12 and that of Jerome in the 4th c. and Ayguan in the 14th. The first strophe of the sixth stanza has as its antecedent the pure Word: “Thy Word, thou wilt preserve, O Lord, From this vile generation.” Of this hymn Lambert referencesContinue reading “Luther’s Hymn Based on Psalm 12 and the Preservation of the Words”