good things of life; the most necessary are the most common, and the most easily acquired. But as, in regard to the animal life, it would be a reproach on those possessed of natural abilities, through torpid indolence, to look no further than mere necessaries; not exerting their powers for the attainment of those conveniences whereby their lives might be rendered both more comfortable to themselves, and more beneficial to others; it is beyond compare more blame-worthy to betray the same lazy disposition, and the same indifference in what concerns the spiritual life. Barely to have faith, does not satisfy the mind of the pious Christian, whose ambition it is to be rich in faith. To have received of the celestial grace is not enough, in point either of acquirement or of evidence, to him whose ardent and daily desire it is to grow in grace, and in the comforts of God's spirit. Now, to make progress in divine knowledge, is (if I may be allowed the similitude) to improve the soil in which faith, and hope, and charity, and all the graces of the spirit, must be sown and cultivated." Prel. Diss. iii. § 16. In the numbers of your Magazine for February and May, the testimonies of Drs. Lowth, Marsh, Newcombe, and Gregory, were adduced to show that an improved version of the Scriptures is highly expedient; and without any improper disparagement of King James's translators, it has been shown that they did not possess the most important modern means of understanding the original languages of Scripture; they were comparatively ignorant of Jewish and oriental idioms, customs, manners, history, geography, and climate; they had a very defective original text; and besides the prejudices of party, they were tram melled by the king's authority. Many instances of puerile ignorant, defective, mistaken, and erroneous renderings have been given, arising from these causes; as well as some interpolations pointed out. Objections have been anticipated, and those who offer them referred to the history of past revisions, and the able preface of King James's translators. Several reasons have been produced in support of the projected revision, and some of the mischiefs springing from the present defective authorized version specified. Some of Mr. Williams's testimonies to the faithfulness and accuracy of the English Bible have been questioned; the arguments of 'Epunvévs against the interference of the civil authorities admitted; the practicability of introducing a new version asserted; and the criticisms of A. answered.* As further illustrative of the need of revision, I proceed to specify many passages in which King James's translators have introduced errmeous supplements ; created obscurity by the mistranslation of prepositions; and retained numerous passages and clauses unsupported by any satisfactory evidence, and now rejected as interpolations. Among the erroneous supplements may be adduced 1 Cor. i. 26, "Not many wise-mightynoble are called." Where the context requires call you, as the *It is here necessary to state that our friend A. returned to these remarks a spirited rejoinder, accompanied, however, with a private note, of great moderation and good sense, expressive of his willingness, if we thought it right, to drop the verbal controversy; of this permission we availed ourselves, not wishing to impede the great object by a minor controversy, and are happy to add that A. thinks a wellexecuted version would be a great benefit to the churches, and toward the accomplishment of which he is ready to sub scribe.-Editors. apostle is speaking of the agents employed by God in dispensing the gospel. 2 Cor. xi. 4, "For if he that cometh preach another Jesus whom we have not preached, &c. ye might well bear with him; the argument requires "bear with me." 1 Thess. iv. 6, "That no man go beyond, and defraud his brother in any matter,"—should be in this matter, the context shows what the matter is. Heb. x. 38, "The just shall live by faith, but if any man draw back," &c. should be "if he draw back," &c. As examples of false translations of the prepositions eis and ev, by which the idioms of the language are violated, the sense obscured, and the illiterate English reader perplexed, may be mentioned the following:-John iii. 21, "that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God," should be by or through, viz. the help of God. John xvii. 10," I am glorified in them;" for by them. Acts xvii. 28, " In him we live, and move, and have our being;" for By him, &c. 1 Cor. vi. 11, "Ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the spirit of our God;" should be by or through in both places. Gal. iii. 8, "In thee shall all nations be blessed;" for " By thee," &c. Gal. i. 24, "they glorified God in me;" for on account of me. Gal. i. 16, "When it pleased God to reveal his son in me;" for to me. Eph. i. 3, " Who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in hea venly things in Christ;" for by Christ. Eph. ii. 20, 21, 22, "Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone, in whom all the building fitly framed together, groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord;"-should be by whom, and to the Lord. 2 Thess. i. 12, "that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in him;" for by you, and you by him. Rom. viii. 18, "glory which shall be revealed in us;" for to us, &c. &c. There are persons by whom these things will be considered trivial matters I know; but they will be looked upon as far otherwise by those who consider the habits, circumstances, and wants of the people at large; and who do not expect that the Bible will operate as a charm, or be of any use to its readers any further than it is understood. This is not the place for discussing the principles of Griesbach's classification of Manuscripts. It being generally admitted that whatever becomes of his system, his Greek Testament will always retain its value; I shall proceed to specify various passages in the received text, and English translation, which being destitute of sufficient evidence, this admirable and cautious critic has rejected as spurious.* Passing over those considerable passages in John v. 3, 4; and vii. 53; viii. 11, which Griesbach retains, although accompanied with the mark of probable spuriousness, I shall include the interpolated words in the following examples between brackets, so that the reader may see the genuine text clearly distinguished from the "Whatever proofs of the truth of his system may hereafter be obtained, and how generally soever it may be employed as a practical rule, we apprehend that there are but few corrections of the not have occupied a place in it, in the text in his New Testament, which would entire absence of his system. With very high respect for Griesbach, we feel inclined to apply to his threefold classifiwhich Mill gives of Stephens's Collection cation of manuscripts, the character of Readings: "In pompam magis quam in usum congesta videtur." Whatever may become of his system, his Greek Testament will always retain its value." Vide an elaborate Review of Lawrence on Griesbach's Classification of MSS. Eclectic Review, July, 1815. spurious additions. Where the genuine reading contains additional or different words, they are supplied in italics. Matt. vi. 13. "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: [for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.] 18. shall reward thee [openly,] ix. 13. but sinners [to repentance] x. 23. But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another and if they persecute you out of this, flee ye into another for verily I say, &c. xii. 35. A good man out of the good treasure [of the heart] bringeth forth good things, xix. 17. Why askest thou me concerning good? One only is good, xx. 22. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of [and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with ?] 23, [the same clause,] xxv. 13. Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour, [wherein the Son of man cometh,] xxvii. 35. And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: [that it might be fulfilled,] &c. to the end of the verse. Mark iii. 32. Behold thy mother, and thy brethren, and thy sisters without seek for thee, iv. 24. With what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you: [and unto you that have shall more be given.] ix. 40. For he that is not against [us is on our part] you is for you. Luke iv. 26. Woe [unto you] when [all] men shall speak well of you, xi. 2. When ye pray, say, [Our] Father [which art in heaven; Hallowed by thy name, Thy kingdom come; [Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.] 4. And lead us not into temptation, [but deliver us from evil.] xvii. 36, [Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.] John i. 27. [He it is] who coming after me [is preferred N. S. NO. 70. before me,] whose shoes lachet, &c. vi. 69. We believe and are sure that thou art [that Christ, the son of the living God,] the Holy One of God, xi. 41. Then they took away the stone [where the dead was laid,] and Jesus lifted up, &c. Acts ii. 30.-that of the fruit of his loins, [according to the flesh] he would raise up [Christ] to sit on his throne, iii. 11. And as [the lame man which was healed] he held Peter, &c. 20. Jesus Christ which [before was preached] was before appointed, iv. 27. For of a truth, in this city, against thy Holy Child Jesus, &c. vi. 8. And Stephen full of [faith] grace, &c. viii. 37. What doth hinder me to be baptized? [And Philip said, If thou believest, &c. And he said, I believe, &c.] And he commanded the chariot, &c. ix. 5, 6. Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest, [It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished, said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him] Arise, and go into the city, &c. xiii. 18. About the time of forty years [suffered he their manners] he nourished them, &c. xv. 17, 18. who doeth [all] these things known [unto God are all his works] from the beginning, &c. xvi. 7. but the spirit of Jesus suffered them not, xviii. 5. When Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was [pressed in spirit] employed with them in the word, and testified to the Jews, that Jesus was the Christ, xxv. 6. And when he had tarried among them [more than ten days] not more than eight or ten days, &c. Rom. xi. 6. And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace, [But if it be of works, then is it no more grace, otherwise work is 3 Y 29. flesh, &c. iii. 15. And let the peace of [God] Christ, 16.—singing with grace in your hearts to [the Lord] God, 22. in singleness of heart, fearing [God,] the Lord, iv. 13. I bear him record that he hath a great [zeal] concern for you, 1 Thess. iii. 2. Timotheus our brother, and [minister of God, and our] fellow-labourer, together with God, in the gospel of Christ, &c. 2 Thess. ii. 4.—so that he [as God] sitteth in the temple of God, &c. 8.-whom the Lord Jesus shall consume, &c. 1 Tim. i. 4.— endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than [godly edifying] the dispensation of God, &c. 17.-the only [wise] God, &c. ii. 7.-I speak the truth [in Christ] and lie not, iii. 3. no striker, [not greedy of filthy lucre] but patient, &c. iv. 12. in charity, [in spirit] in faith, in purity, vi. 19.-that they may lay hold on [eternal life] the true life. Heb. ii. 7.-thou crownest him with glory and honour, [and didst set him over the works of thy hands,] x. 34. Ye had compassion of [me in my bonds] of those who were bound, xii. 20. it shall be stoned, [or thrust through with a dart,] James iv. 12. There is one lawgiver and judge who is able, &c. 1 Pet. i. 23. no more work,] xii. 11.-fervent in spirit, [serving the Lord] availing yourselves of the opportunity, xiv. 9. For to this end Christ both died, [and rose] and revived, &c. xv. 24. Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, [I will come to see you for] I trust to see you, &c. I shall come in the fulness of the blessing [of the gospel] of Christ, xvi. 5. Who is the first fruits of [Achaia] Asia, 1 Cor. vi. 20. therefore glorify God in your body [and in your spirit, which are God's,] vii. 5. that ye may give yourselves to [fasting and] prayer, ix. 20. that I might gain them that are under the law, not being myself under the law, x. 28.-and for conscience sake. [For the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof.] Conscience I say, &c. xi. 24. he brake and said, [Take eat] this is my body, &c. 2 Cor. xii. 11. I am become a fool [in glorying] Gal. iii. 1. -who hath bewitched you [that you should not obey the truth,] before whose eyes, &c. Eph. i. 18. The eyes of your [understanding] heart, iii. 9. And to make all men see what is the [fellowship] dispensation of the secret which from the beginning of the world, hath been hid in God, who created all things [by Jesus Christ,] v. 9. For the fruit of [the spirit] light is in all goodness, &c. 21. in the fear of [God] Christ, 1 Thess. i. 16, 17.-transposed, iii. 16. whereto we have already attained, let us walk [by the same rule, let us mind the same thing,] iv. 13. I can do all things through [Christ] him that strengtheneth me. Col. i. 2. Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father [and the Lord Jesus Christ,] 6.-bringeth forth fruit and increaseth, &c. ii. 2. to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God [and of the Father and of Christ] 11.-in putting off the body [of the sins] of the by the word of God which liveth and abideth [for ever,] ii. 2.—that ye may grow thereby to salvation, iii. 8. be pitiful, be [courteous] humble-minded, 20. When [once] the long-suffering of God earnestly waited, &c. iv. 14. happy are ye, for the spirit of glory, and of power, and of God resteth upon you, 2 Pet. ii. 2. And many will follow their [pernicious ways] impurities, iii. 3.-there shall come in the last days great scoffers, 1 John iv. 3. Every spirit that confesseth not [that] Jesus [Christ is come in the flesh] is not of God, v. 7, 8. There are three that bear record [in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth] the spirit, and the water, and the blood, &c. 13. These things have I written unto you [that believe on the name of the Son of God:] that ye may know that ye have eternal life, [and that] ye [may] who believe on the name of the Son of God. Jude 4.-denying the only Lord [God,] 25.-to the only [wise] God, our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory and majesty, dominion, and power as before all time so now, and for ever. Amen. I trust that I should be one of the first persons to rejoice that so small a part of the received sacred text has been found to be scoria, while passing through the purify ing fires of criticism and it surely is a ground for lively joy and gratitude, that no one sentiment contained in the authorized version is invalidated, or bereft of the most ample evidence, by all the investigations of the learned amongst manuscripts, versions, and fathers. At the same time there is, as has been shown, a whole phalanx of arguments in support of the expediency of an amended translation for popular use. Leaving those already brought into the field to combat with opposing prejudices for the present, I promise, if necessary, in a future Number, to produce others now in reserve. In the mean time, I remain, Gentlemen, Yours respectfully, PHILALETHES. TITHES, AND THE TITLE OF THE CLERGY. To the Editors.-Allow me to express the satisfaction I felt in the perusal of the admirable article in your August number upon Tithes and the Quarterly Review. Since I saw your correspondent's paper I have met with the following high authority for his doctrine, which will, I hope, serve to confirm his reasoning, and give it weight in those quarters where it is most desirable to make it tell. There is no subject connected with the temporal and spiritual welfare of our country at the present day, that needs elucidation more than this. The public, and I fear most of our senators too, are struck dumb by the doctrine of indefeasible right. Let the matter be sifted to the bottom; and pray Messrs. Editors do what you can to bring the truth to light. Is it said by the Quarterly and other similar authorities, that the people gave up the tenth of their land voluntarily, and bequeathed it for ever to the church; let it be taken as true in the main, but let it be added, that this was not done till the clergy had first scared them to the deed, by preaching up the divine right of tithes in the Levitical priesthood, nor till they had been told in so many words that they and their ground were both accursed for withholding the tithes; and that they would go to perdition at their death, unless they repented of their sacrilege. Was this a free gift? But I merely meant to transcribe the following extract from one of Bishop Horsley's charges. "A high churchman, in the true sense of the word, is one who claims for the hierarchy, upon pretence of a right inherent in the sacred office, all those powers, honours, and emoluments which |