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Early Atdhonzed Versions of the B&ble.

[JAN.

4. When any word hath divers significations, that to bekept which hath been most commonly used by the mosteminent Fathers, being agreeable to the propriet.y of the place
and the analogy of faith.
D. The dichapters to ber not atall, or as lit
if necessity s
6. No rna
t all to be affi
for thecannot,explanation
w or Greek
be exwithout soution, so briepressed in the text.
7. Such quotations of places to be marginally set down, as
shall serve for the fit references of one Scripture to another.
14. These translations to be used, when they agree betterwith the text than the Bishops' Bible, viz. Tindal's Coverdale't;, Matt
church's, GenThe remave reference ts of thework, andrtant for ourose. It
will be notile provision ior marginal referer marginal exf termstransferred from the original tongues, nothing is said of chapter summaries, of italics to express supplementary words, orof marginal readings in cases of uncertainty as to the meaning; nor are any directions given in respect to possible
variations in the Greek or Hebrew text; and while \Tarious
English ver
rred to, no meof theVulgate aninto other Ian
We haver facts, of ant comein here. L
History of Entions," Iafter giving
in full, says:
was ordered to write a preface to it, the same which is now printed
in the folio editions of this Bible, the first of which was, Ithink, at London, A. D. 1611, with the Title mentioned below
in the margin. Muclt tIle same account of the manner ofmaking and finishing the Translation was given, afterwards,
by the EnglDort, in a pay delivered to the. 20, 161B."
to thedition. 1739, page18D9.]

Early Autlwrtzed Versions of tI,e Btble.

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duced no change, but conformed to preceding ones j and init, as in the originals, we find no established usage. E. g.
before abode, absence, acts, we find thy or my; before abominations, anger, adversary enemies, tltine or mine' before aftion, both myd the same fofrds beginning
ked example
enIsa. 56: 7 -m
ine llOuse. B
oteculiarity ofitions,. it nee
mnted on furth
Although so much obscurity rests upon the work of theprinters through whose labors the authorized version firstcame to light, we cannot but notic~ the rapidity with which
successive editions were sent forth. Two editions in 1611,
two probably in 1612, besides a separate edition of the New
stament alon
the year fo
teenergy withmajesties spec
dent" was carr
ative critical
seTo determine
ly editions, w
careful and exch.
Enough perhaps has been said to direct attention toward
the sources from which we are to learn the mind of thetranslators, as expressed in their work, and to show that intheir day, the text, as it issued from the press, was by nomeans considered immaculate.