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NEW TRANSLATION of the BIBLE.
" You may be assured that, deeply sensible of the duties
imposed upon 1-c, and more especially of that which binds me
to the support of the Established Church, I shall always use the
Po Hers vested in me by the Constitution for the fulfilment of
that sacred obl;gation."-1-ler 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
towardsus. 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 : Milton.
We shall 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 trust."
" 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 le'igth 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 found there to support the exhorbitant power assumed by the
Pope over all Christendom.

A Grafton, the printer,} printed 1,500 at his own charge,
which amounted to 5001.
!' —History of England, by Rapin,
p. 619.
" 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 I know that female
reigns are often the most triumphant—( Hear)—and I trust we
are at the beginning of one now.—(Louu and continued cheer-
ing?, )__. k 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 are 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.
.1 Ins Grace • the Reader not to be offended with
next adviseth
the diversitie of with the ambiguity of transla-
tions.
" • • . Nor hereby professing this to be so absolute
a translation as that hereafter might follow, no other that might
yet was not understood. For there be yet
in the Gospel very dark places,
to posterity shall be madeyFor why should he
much more open.
despair herein, seeing which without doubt
that it might be utterly understood the very inch.
the Gospel shall be hereafter Who can doubt but that suchcoerstanding."—
the Gos•pel was delivered to this intent,
latter wits of
our posterity to their clear understanding.
open to the
ho
things as remain yet unknown in
p Parker's
Preface tcthe Translation by
pis Elizabeth.
"Queen Elizabeth dying and of Queen
by James the Sixth, King of Seotlan as next heir to the Crown
and of the Queen's nomination. d 24, 1602, was succeeded
Accordinglytt no sooner was
the new King come up to LI:Ina:roc11
Crown, but an humble petition of the Ministersake
epweeraetsimit
petition,
and abuses
oAfiajEens
tir
desiring
i rasi n
gt they 0 styledrm a t
reformation
nt hoefmcseerltvaei
certain
, possession of the
of the Church
presented to his
they told his
of the Church. In the preamble to the
Majesty `that they, to the number of more than
Majesty's subjects and ministers, all groaning as underf his
in the
com-
mon burden of rites and ceremonies, did with joint consentahumble themselves at his Majesty's feet to be eahisesdi‘aina
jdesrteyliesvvaesd
in this behalf, and that their humble suit to
that of the offences following, some might be removed, so,rh;
amended, and some qualified. These offences were, Ist,

" 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
hesaid, those which were allowed in the reigns of Henry VIII.
and Edward VL, were corrupt, and not uuswerable to the
truth of the original. "--Page 310.
" Messieurs de Beausobre and L'lnfant, Ministers of the
French Church at Bthlin, 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 be edified by them required that
they should be i evised, or a new translation made. On which
that Prince pitched on them for this purpose, and by his Royal
Decree appointedthem" to make a new translation.' 372.

A CorOilete History of the several T.anslations of the Holy
Bible and Tesiament, 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 Malton, and Minister of Margate, in Kent,
1739.

Now comes the modern—mightier 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 time, charged with being beside
himself—of having a devil, &c., because he told them that they
tanght for doctrines the commandments of men, i. e. the false
interpretations of the sacred original, and on that account was
persecuted by the bigots of that day,—one humble as myself
may expect to be abused by men of this description." . . .
" But my motives and thy 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-anttnniform patronage whichil have re-
ceived, I shall ever feel the most lively gratitude ; the Prince
Regent, 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."
Mr. Bellamy's Reply to the Quarterly Review-50 copies,
1,0001.

" But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alivp.
This act shall the good man 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 founders, 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 have 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 matter of dignity and privilege.
All that has been invented or thought in the last two hundred
years they take no cognizance of, or as little as possible, they
are above it, they stand upon the ancient land-marks, and will
not budge, whatever was not known when they wereendowed, they
are still in profound and lofty ignorance of."—Hazlitt's Table
Talk: also, the Examiner, Jan. 20, 1828.

"Let the Noble Viscount persevere in the course—i. e., re-
sisting the demands of, and braving the direction of Radicals—
which he had resolved upon taking, 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 sincerity of Lo salelbourne."—
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 Melbourne) had great respect for
that University, but he could not admit 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 Amity had been adhered to, the
Protestant religion would neykr 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 Earl of Radnor's motion respecting
the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.—The Morning
Herald, Friday, Dec. 22, 1837.
" We observe in a pamphlet, ' Anti-Deist,' published by
Mr. Bellamy, that Exodus, c. iii, v. 22, is a gross mistransla-
tion. He notices a number of other errors in the translation
of the Bible now in use, equally hostile to the true meaning of
the writers. It is not a little curious, that many of these mis-
translated passages, which give meanings in direct opposition to
the real ones, have been as stoutly defended by eminent theo-
logians as any in the whole took, and long commentaries have
been written upon them, expressly. to show their beauty and
propriety."—The Examiner, Dec. 24, 1821.
" Mr. Bellamy, in a very conclusive performance, the Anti-
Deist, does not attempt to parry the weapon, so much as to
disarm the hand that wields it ; for he 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
ernendatious turn out correct, they should be adopted, as up
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 argument, that does indeed demand
our most serious attention, and many in common with my-elf,
will lament that they have drank more freely at the stream,
than at the fountain. "

" We hail the march of intellect, because we know—that a
reason that is cultivated, is the best support of a worship that
is pure. It is for thos, who thrive by the darkness to hurl
their auethemas against the diffusion of light; but wisdom, like,
a pure and bright conductor, can render harmless the brutuna
fulmen' 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 must 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 number to fifty. This anecdote he
had from Mr. Bellamy himself, who was' ntimately 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 Times, Saturday, Oct. 16, 1825.
To CORRESPONDENTS.—" The Bible.—We have been so
earnestly exhorted to persevere in opening our Paper to the dis-
cession of the merits of the New Translation, as a question of
the utrno,t importance 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 of the Church have already directed their attention
to the controversy."—The Sun, London, Saturday, Dec. 5,
1818. •

4‘ Surely the elevated patronage which this New Translation
has deservedly obtained, should operae 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 possible for human
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, 1833, Feb. 5,
1839.

" Published in 1818 and 1819. Pars 1 and 2, price 245.
each, dedicated by permission to his Royal Highness the P:ince
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" The New Translation of the Holy Bible, containing the
three books of the Pertateueh, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and
reconciling the numerous discrepancies in Jerome's and the
European versions."
Part 3d in 1821, containing from Numbers to Deuteronomy.
Part 4th in 182.1, containing from Joshua, c. 1. to 1 Samuel,
c, 13. v. 5.

Part sth in 1831, containing from 1 Samuel, c. 13 v. 6. to
2d Kings, c. 17. v. 11.
Part 6th in 1834, containing from 2d Kings, c. 17. v. 12 t•
Job, c. 18. v. 21.
Part 7th in 1835, containing from Job, c. 18. v. 22. to
Psalms, c. 50.
The Anti-Deist, in answer to the publication called the
Deist, containing also a refutation of the erroneous opinions
held forth in the Age of Reason, and in a recent publication,
entitled Researches on Ancient Kingdoms, 1819, price 4s.
First and Second Replies to the Quarterly Review, showing
the gross errors the Reviewer has made in his Remarks on the
New Translation of the Bible. _ _ .

" I now proceed to examine the passage which the Reviewer
has adduced to prove how grossly I have erred in translating
the word gaaaroumin 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,'
' simple, and 'dignified.' It is simple' enough, surely ;- and
such simple passages abounding in the common version have in
all ages excited the wonder of intelligent men. ' Stripped the
naked of their clothing !' In the name of common sense, if
they were naked, how could they be stripped ?"—Extracts. See
Classical Journal, No. 38.

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

The True Age of Christ at the Crucifixion, not 33 but 52i
years, price ls.
Biblical Criticisms in each quarterly part, in the years, 1810,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, of the Classical Journals,
by JOHN BELLAMY.

SPECIMENS OF EMENDATIONS, AND TENOR OF

REPLIES.
Genesis, c. 11. v. 4. Jerome's Version.—And they said,
go to, let us build as 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.
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, 1686.
Authorised Version, Deuteronomy, chap. 14, v. 22 :—" Thou
shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed."
"Itis a well-known maxim of nglish law, suggested by
common sense, and recognised by every principle of justice, to