The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-07 00:00:00

NEW TRANSLATION of the BIBLE.
" You may be assured that, deeply sensible of the duties
imposed upon me, and more especially of that which binds me
to the support of the Established Church, I shall always use the
powers vested in ms by the Constitution for the fulfilment of
that sacred obligation."—Her Majesty's Answer to the Address
of the Lords.—The Weekly Dispatch, Sunday, July 14, 1839.
" The favour and the love of Heaven, we have great argu-
ment to think in a peculiar manner propitious and propending
towards us. Why else was this nation chosen before any other,
that out of her, as out of Sion, should be proclaimed and
sounded forth the first tidings and trumpet of reformation to all
Europe.
" Areopagitica
Wq ;nail here exhibit to the country, that for the great
"- measure of truth which we enjoy," we are indebted to Mo-
narchs—rightly so—they were "the people's .rust."
" All the King's—( Henry the Eighth's)—proceedings con-
vincing the Pope that he was to expect no change in him,
he published at length the Bull of Excommunication, drawn,
and signed in 1535. As soon as Henry heard of the Bull being
published, he required the Bishops and Abbots to swear again"
to renounce the Papal authority. At the same time, the new
translation of the Bible being presented *to him, he ordered
1,500 copies to be printed, being satisfied that nothing would
be foued there to support the exhorbitant power assumed by the
Pope over all Christendom.
" Grafton, the printer, printed 1,500 at his own charge,
which amounted to 5001. !"—History 'of England, by Rapin,
p. 819.
" Then came the reign of Queen Elizabeth ;
but I know that she had great worldly glory. I have seen her
in history, and I have read of her in those pageants, when the
people of England surrounding her, and the leading gentry her
slaves ; while her glorious flag was unstained on land, and floated
invincible over every sea. I know all this, and 1 know that female
reigns are often the most triumphant—I Hear)—and I trust we
are at the beginning of one now.—(Loud and continued cheer-
ing.")— 4 full Report of the Proceedings of the Great Meeting
of the Catholics of London, held at Freemason's Hall, on the
15th day of July, 1839. Edited by Daniel O'Connell, M.P.—
The London and Dublin Weekly Orthodox Journal, No.
212, Vol. 9.
Not only do we owe to the happy Reformation all the do-
mestic advantages by which we arc distinguished above other
States, but it is also to the Reformation we are indebted for our
present political consequence and territorial grandeur." . . .
Then sprung up the mighty Elizabeth, and mingling her
existence as a Sovereign with the preservation of the true faith,
lashing herself to the mainmast of Reformation ; on that vessel
she securely rode the storm, and established the independence
of her kingdom."—The Times ; The Sun, No. 14,628, 1839.
",His Grace next adviseth the Reader not to be offended with
the diversitie of translators, nor with the ambiguity of transla-
tions.
a translation as that hereafter might follow, no other that might
see that which as yet was not understood. For there be yet
in the Gospel very many dark places, which without doubt
ttohaptoistternriitgyhstlb.aellubtteemtrhiyaduenmdeurcshtomodorbeyopr
.For why should he
despair herein, seeing the Gospel was delivered to this intent,
Who can doubt but,e ,t such things asu4remy
yet unknown in
the Gospel shall
Preface tulle Translation eaaintothe very inch.
hereafter ma e open to the latter wits of
buy ne
eeirnsintaannddina.
our posterity to their clear d ' g "--=Bishop Parker's
" Queen Elizabeth d
by James the Sixth, Kingwas succeeded
Prig March 24, 1602,
and of the Queen's 11. of Scotland, as next heir to the Crown
Queen Elizabeth.
the new King come up nomination.
Accordingly no sooner was
London to take possession of the
Crown, but an humble petiti
of England, as they styled 007 of the Ministers of the Church.
Majesty, desiring reformation oefmseives, was presented to his
rta
of the Church. In the preamble
cet(' hM ceremonies and abuses
Majesty ' that they, to the number t of more than 1,000 of his
e petition, they told his
Majesty's subjects and ministers, all
com-
mon burden of rites and ceremonies, groaning
withingas under a
humble themselves at his Majesty's feet to be eased joint consent
in this behalf, and that their humble suittoi and relieved
that of !he offences following. some might be removed, Majesty was,
9n1,.ni1-d, end some qualified. These offeime some
8 '7"e, tt in the

" On the second day of this conference, Dr. Reynolds, who
was the foreman and speaker of the Puritans, moved his Majesty
that there might be a new translation of the Bible, because, as
he said, those which were allowed in the reigns of Henry VIII.
and Edward VI., were corrupt, and not unswerable to the
truth of the original."--Page 310.
" Messieurs de Beausobre and L'lnfant, Ministers of the
French Church at Berlin, represented to the late King of
Prussia, that the French translations of the Bible began to be
neither so intelligible nor agreeable to be read as they .were at
first, and that therefore to 1;e edified by them required that
they should be revised, or a new translation made. On which
that Prince pitched on them for this purpose, and by his Royal
Decree appointed them to make a new translation."—:'. 372.
A Complete History of the several T.anslations of the Holy
Bible and Testament, into English, both in MS. and in Print,
and of the most remarkable editions of them since the invention
of printing, by John Lewis, A.M., Chaplain to the Right Hon.
Thomas Earl of Mallon, and Minister of Margate, in Kent,
1739.

Now comes the modern—miglitier far.
" If he who spake as never man spake, who came to bless all
nations with divine wisdom, was by the enemies of his Gospel,
the Pharisaical critics of the titre, charged with ly-ing beside
himself—of having a devil. &c., because he told them teat they
tanglit for doctrines the commaAdments of men, i. e. the false
interpretations of the sacred or'ginal, and on that account Was.
persecuted by the bigots of thrt: day,—one humble as myself,
may expect to be abused by men of this description." . .• ..
" But my motives and. my principles are; I presume to hope,
worthy the protection of my Country, and its established
Church; 'and, under the guidance of Heaven, I look to both.
For the condescension ard uniform patronage which I base re-
ceived, I sball'ever feel -the most lively gratitude ; the Prihce
neaent, 50 copies, 1,0001. I trust that it will support me in the
prosecution of my labours, will protect me from the insidious
influence of calumny, and the more daring violence of malice,
envy, and all uncharitableness-."'

Air. Bellamy's Reply to the Quarterly Review-50 copies,
1,000/.

" But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
This act shall the good roan teach his son ;
And with it we shall be remembered."
" University Education." " The great resorts and seats of
learning often outlive in this way the intentions of comFders, as
the world outgrows them. Our Universities are, in a great
measure, become cisterns to hold, not conduits, to disperse,
knowledge. The age has the start of them, that is, other
sources of knowledge base been opened since their formation, to
which the world have had access, and. have drank plentifully at
these living fountains, from which they are debarred by the
tenor of their. Charter, and as a mati-er of dignity and privilege.
All that has been invented or thotiglit in the last two hundred
years they take no cognizanee of, or aslittle as possible, they
are above it. they stand upon the ancient land-rnaAs, and will
notbadge, whatever was not known when they werenntlovv ed, they
are still in profound and lofty ignorance of."—Hazlitt's Table
Talk: also, the Examiner, Jan. 20, 1823.
"Let the Noble Viscount persever in the course—i. e., re-
sisting the demands of, and braving the direction of Radicals—
which he had resolved upon takieg, and then let him trust to
the good sense of the people of this country for support.'
Such were the words in which the Duke o Wellington ex-
pressed his confidence in the simnrity of Lo eMelbourne."—
The Times, July 1, 1839.
"it was said by the Noble Duke ellington) that those
opinions were contrary to the opinions neld by the University
of Oxford. He ( Viscount Melbourese) had great respect for
that University, but he could not adin't that the University of
Oxford was to be infallible in these matters. On the contrary,
it was well known that the opinions of the Reformers who
brought about the Reformation in the Church were entirely
opposed to the University of Oxford. It was well known, that
if the opinions of that Unive rks;ty had been adhered to, the
Protestant religion would neyfor have been established. The
opinions of Locke were opposed to those of the University; and
if their opinions only were to be consulted, everything liberal,
noble, and ingenuous in our institutions would never have been
established."—Viscount Melbourne's Speech in the House of
Lords, on the debate on the E-rl of Radnor's motion respecting
the Universities of Oxford. and Cambridge.—The Morning
Herald, Friday, Dsc. 22, 1837.
" We observe in a pamphlet, ' Anti-Deist,' published by
Mr. Bel/amy,
.thet Exodus, e iii, v. 22, is a gross mistransla-
tion. Ile notices a number of other errors in the translation
of the Bible now iq use, equally hostile to the true meaning of
the welters. I, is rot a little curious, thatmany of these mts-
translated passages, 'w;liclx give meanings in direct opposition to
the real ones, have been as stoutly defended by eminent theo-
logians as any in the whole look, and tong commentaries have
been written upon them, exteessly to show their beauty and
Examluer, Dec. 24, 1821.
" Mr. Bellamy., in a very cot/plosive performance, the Anti_
Deist, does not attemut to puy the weapon, so much as to
disarm the hand that welds it ; for be does not explain away
the objections that have been advanced by. the Deist, but he
labours rather to extirpate them, and to show that they have no
Other root but misconception or mistake. Should this author's
emendations turn out correct, they s'lould be adopted, as no
time and no authority can consecrate error. Mr. Bellamy has
met with patronage in the very highest quarter—a patronage
liberal in every sense of, the word ; and as honourable to the
patron as the author."

" His alterations, I admit, are extremely numerous, -im-
portant, and consequential, but they are supported by a mass of
erudition, authority, and, arguthent, that does inbed demand
our most serious attention, and many in common with my el
will lament that they have drank more freely at the stream,
than et the fountain."
We bail the march of intellect, because we know,---that a
reason that; is cultivated, is the best support of a worship that
is pe . i;; 's for thus who thrive by the darkness to hurl
their anea,ernas against the diffusion of light ;' bitt wisdom, like
a pure and bright conductor, can render harmless the hrutuna
fulmeo' of the Vatican."—Lacon, C. C. Colton.
" I may therefore conclude, that upon this revision of the
Hebrew Scriptures, great stress ought to be laid, as anticipat-
ing a closer approximation in sentiment among. all denomina-
tions of Christians now at variance with each other, upon cer-
tain disputed points of doctrine—under this impression, •I think
all tnus;: subscribe to its importance."—Chester Chronicle, Feb.
20, 1824,

" We may be sure that sufficient care has been taken that
the Holy Scriptures should contain nothing unsuitable to the
character or dignity of God, and that God should say nothing
of himself which should derogate from his own Majesty."_.
Milton's Posthumous Treatise.

" Mr. Carlisle then read the names of several of the sub-
scribers, beginning with the Prince Regent, who at first sub-
scribed only for five copies; but, pleased with the specimens of
the translations forwarded to him by the gentleman in ques-
tion, had increased that numbsr to fifty. This anecdote he
had from Mr. Bellamy himself, who was' !!timately acquainted
with Dr. Clarke, the Prince's librarian. Here Mr. Carlisle
iterated his argument, arising from the discrepancy of the two
translations, and the consequent fallibility, at least, of one
version."

Mr. Carlisle's trial for publishing " Palmer's Principles of
Nature," Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, Friday, Oct.
15.—The.Tinifs, Saturday, Oct. 16, 1825.

To CORRESPONDE,NTS.—" The Bible.—We have been so
earnestly exhorted to persevere in opening our Paper to the dis-
cussion of the me-its of the New Translation, as a question of
the nimo t imnortance to the interests of mankind, that we feel
it to be our duty to comply. Our Correspondents, therefore,
shall be attended to in turn, as we have reason to believe that
the Heads o'( the Church have already directed their attention
-to the couteoversy."—The Sun, London, Saturday, Dec. 5,
1818.

•' Surely the elevated patronage which this New Translation
has deservedly obtained, should operate as a general example
and incitement. Shall the Bible, with its many acknowledged
errors, descend to posterity polluted with all those errors; or
shall it be transmitted to the latest generations of mankind,
with as much of its original purity as it is po,sible for huma•i
sagacity, knowledge, and diligence to elucidate and confirm."
The Sun, Monday, November 23d, 1818. The Sun, Septem-
ber 30th, October 7th, and 28th, 1837. The Guide, March
18th, and 25th, 1838. The Sun, December 27, 1838, Feb. 5,
1839.

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" The New Translation of the Holy Bible, containing the
three books of the Pentateuch, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and
reconciling the numerous discrepancies in Jerome's and the
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_
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Deist, containing also a rerutation of the erroneous opinions
held forth in the Age of Reason. and in a recent publication,
entitled Researches on Aneieat Kingdoms, 1819, price 4s.
FirA and Second Replies to the Quarterly Review, showing
the gross errors the Review er has made in his Remarks on the
New Translation of the Bible.
" I now roceed to e;:amine the passage which the Reviewer
has adduced to prove how grossly I have erred in translating
the word gnasvoumio, prudent, instead of naked ; which is in
Job, c. 22. v. 6. And stripped the naked of their clothing.
This is, perhaps, one of the passages which he deems elegant,'
and • dignified.' It is simple' enough, surely ; and
such simple passages abounding in the common version have in
all ages encited the wonder o 7 men. Stripped the
naked of their clothing !' In the name o 7 common sense, if
they were naked, how could they be stripped ?"—Extracts. See
Classical J ournal, No. 38.

A Refutation of the Erroneous Opinions, promulgated by a
Right Bev. Bishop of London —See Lassical Journal, No. I.
A Reply to the Right Rev. Bishop of St. David's. See
Classical 3oarnal, No. 26.

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SPECIMENS OF EMENDATIONS, AND TENOR OF
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REPLIES.

Genesis, c. 11. v. 4. Jerome's Version.—And they said,
go to, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach
Unto heaven.

New Translation.—Hebrew•.—And they said, come, let us
build a city and tower, with his top Like unto heaven.
"An undertaking as impious as it was foolish, an attempt to
build a tower which should reach to heaven!"

Origines; or, Remarks on the Origin of several Empires,
States, and Cities. By the Right Hon. Sir W. Drummond.—
The Literary Gazette, May 28, 1825.
6, The tower of Babel whose top was to reach to ' heaven,'
and 'the confusion of tongues;' the sacrifice of Isaac and
Jeptha's daughter ; the true age of Christ at the crucifixion.' "
—Enquiries into Vulgar and Common Errors.
The works of Sir Thomas Brown, Knight, M.D., of Nor-
wich,l6B6.
Authorised Version, Deuteronomy, chap. 14, v. 22 :—" Thou
shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed."
" It is a well-known mnx.--, of gnglish law, suggested by
emproon Fen Se. ",, .I.'‘' (`Very r•inpil o';