Well, that's a little like asking for Nicene formulations
ipsissima verba a century before Nicea.
Expressions are developed to face specific situations. The 19th century, because of the rise of the higher critical enterprise, required more technical expressions of the doctrine of Scripture than hitherto had been necessary.
The question is whether the orthodox Reformed prior to the 19th century intended the Reformed churches to think about autographa a certain way or about Scripture's truthfulness and reliability along a certain trajectory.
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Originally Posted by larryjf  Regarding the essay that Dr. Clark linked to...
I would like to see some proof that the Reformed tradition prior to the 19th century even used the word "inerrancy" in describing Scripture.
From what i have read the "inspiration" and "infallibility" was always given to the apographs prior to the 19th century...autographs were never really an issue until the 19th century as they didn't/don't exist. |
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