The works of John Owen

! C\J ^^wTHE WORKS OF D.DJOHN OWEN, BYEDITED THE REV. WILLIAM H. D.D.,GOOLD, EDINBURGH. VOL. XVII. EDINBURGH: T. & T. GEORGE STREET.CLARK, 38, LONDON : AND CO. DUBLIN : JOHN EOBERTSONADAMS,HAMILTON, MDCCCLXII.eEOAOrOTMENA TIANTOAAIIA- SIVE, DE ET STUDIO,NATURA, OBTU, PROGRESS!!, VER^l THEOLOGIES, LIBRI SEX; ETIAM COITUS KELIGIOSI,QUIBUS ORIGINES ET PROCESSUS VERI ET FALSI AB IPSISCASUS ET ECCLESI^ ILLUSTRIORESINSTAURATIONES RERUM ENARRANTDR.PRIMORDIIS, ACCEDUNT DIGRESSIONES DE GRATIA SCIENTIARUM ECCLESLE ROMANCE LITERARUM ORIGINE,UHIVERSALI, ORTU, NOTIS, L1TERI8 PUNCTATIONE VERSIONIBUS SS.AHTIQUIS HEBRAICIS, HEBRAICA, RITIBUS ALIISQUE.JUDAICIS, JOHANNE OWENO.AUCTORE haecDeus nobls otia fecit E. RECENSIONE GULIELMI H. D.D.GOOLD, EDINBUKGI: T. ET T. CLARK. MDCCCLXII.MURRAY AND EDINBURGH.GIBB, PRINTERS,INDEX LIBROEUM ET CAPITUM. PAG. NOTA ET ANALYSIS AB . . . . . . 3EDITOB.B, 2, *11Ad Lectorem ........Epistola, In Johannis S. T. ..... 24Oweni, D., Qn>\oyt>v^ carmen, I.LIBER CAP. .... 27I.-III.De intheologia genere, 39IV. De sen hominis,theolcgia naturali, primi 45V. De naturalis ettheologise corruptione amissione, ad 54VI De insufficientia naturalistheologise salutem, 55deDigressio gratia universali, 78VII.-IX. De naturalis totalitheologiee corruptione, 80I. De et scientiarumDig. philosophise ortu, 116II. De notis ecclesiee RomanseDig. Bellarminiis, LIBER II. .... 133I. De theologise post lapsum instauratione, 143II. De novse ad normam institutione,theologiae theologise postlapsarise . . . 148IIL De reformatione ecclesiee antediluvianoe secunda, LIBER IIL et ecclesia . . . 155I. De Noacho, fcedere Noachica,Noachico, ^ fabulis et oraculis confusione etII. De linguarumquibusdam Sibyllinis ;......lingua primseva, 179III.-XIV. De ortu et idololatrise,progressu LIBER IV. 261I. De theologia Abrahamica, 268IL-IV. De Mosaica, ..... 273I. De literarum,Dig. origine . . . .286II. De literis Hebrseorum,Dig. antiquis LIBER V. solenniI.-XL De MosaicsB et ; deque ejustheologize corruptione reparatione 317....... abolitione, reformatione . . . .346XIL-XIV.De ecclesias Judaicae Ezraitica, . 350Hebraicse .I. De origine,Dig. punctationis 377II. DeversioneGrgecasacrarumScripturarumLXX.seniorum,Dig. T ....III. DeDig. origine Targumim, 385Judaicae .....XV. De ecclesiae finali,apostasia 391IV. De ritibus Judaicis a Christo observatis,Dig. 405JudaicseXVI. De ecclesioa finali,apostasia LIBER VI. ... 409...I.-VIII. De theologia evangelica, 458.cum mistura,de theologiaDigressio philosophise . 469 IX. De theologiae studio,PEEFATOEY NOTE. Oxford in 1661. AfterTHE first edition of the work was at afollowing published ofreference to in the author discusses the natural the firsttheologytheology general, with its on the and afterwards in all itsfall,man, corruption theology subsequent as Adamic or Noachic or andantediluvian, Abrahamic, Mosaic,phases ; postdiluvian, are on universal the of theNumerous inserted,Evangelical. digressions grace, origin the notes of the Romish the of the ancient Hebrew letsciences, church, origin letters, the Hebrew the versions of the rites of the andters, Scripture, religious Jews,points, on the admixture of with The work is introduced aphilosophy theology. by long pre a curious an of it. The initialsface, followed by poem, containing analysis appended are T. G. are to the name of Thomasto the which Goodwin.poem ; supposed represent inThe work was at Bremen and at Franeker in 1700. In these rereprinted 1684, of are which a careful examination ofthemmade,prints great professions accuracy by no means tends to confirm. The edition was with errata on almostoriginal disfigured and editions are entitled to much forthe theevery page, subsequent hardly praise while errata of their arecorrection of those numerous own not uncommon.blunders, The is the fourth edition of the as it was not included in the collectionwork,present of the author s works edited Mr and in 1826.Russell,by published MrOrme mentions thata Rev. John had a translation of theworkHooper prepared ; seems never to have been There is a translation of thewhich, however, published. John oflast book of it the Rev.by Craig Avonbridge. The treatise is a historical dissertation on the and oforigin progresssimply theology, in a and in a somewhat remarkable for the spirit thoroughly evangelical, style power and of its At in the strokes of the author directedtimes,compass Latinity. against there are of the same and effective sarcasm which marksPopish error, specimens quiet While of the broached onhis to Vincent Cane. views the collateralreplies many topics considered in the various with which the work abounds are andobsolete,digressions modern the as a is full of truthwork, whole, scripturalsuperseded by investigation, and sentiment. The last book is as to us thevaluable,pious especially conveying ripe of in to the best method ofsexperience England greatest theologian regard prose describes the work assacred studies. Mr of entitled toRyland Northamptoncuting of Newton inrank in literature on a level with the asPrincipia science,theological " an the of the kind ever written a Briwork,incomparable perhaps very greatest by tish divine." We doubt if most readers would in this ferventacquiesce very eulogy, can be hesitation in to the more cautious and studied lanwhile there little acceding " the discovers a vast extent ofofMr who affirms that work andOrme, reading,guage and sacreda with the whole of profane learning."profound acquaintance compass anno work ofDr Owen in his native leaves such of the eximpressionIndeed, tongue and of his erudition to from no name bearstent ; it,variety and, judge contemporary to our either in of wisdomthe of decidedaway palm superiority author, respect spiritual to overtake the vast field before himor Thelearning. compression requisitegeneral an extent of truthhim to condense within narrow limits amazing ;obliges occasionally of his readers selso that no diffuseness in his and the attentionnarrative,appears dom under the heaviness which too often mars the effect of his other proflags prolix ductions. ED.