textuary

noun

1. One who is well versed in Scripture; a textman.

   “I cannot omit to take notice here of that common axiom, "A good textuary is a good divine;" and to observe, that it is most true, if rightly understood: if by a textuary, we mean him who hath not only a concordance of Scriptures in his memory, but also a commentary on them in his understanding […]”

2. One who adheres strictly or rigidly to a text.

adj

1. (not-comparable)Contained in a text; textual.

   “Some who have had the honour to be textuary in divinity are of opinion it shall be the same specifical fire with ours.”

2. (not-comparable)Serving as a text; authoritative.

   “I can see no ground, why his Reason should be textuary to ours; or that God, or Nature, ever intended him an Universal Headship”