The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-07 00:00:00

TO MERCANTILE HOUSES.
AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN, of Busi-
ness Hab;ts, speaking fluently the French, German,
and Italian Languages, acqtiired during a residence of some
years on the Continent, would be glad to make arrangements
with a Mercantile House as AGENT in any large City or Sea-
pott ABROAD. The Mediterranean, whence he has lately
come, would be preferred. The most respectable references,
as well as security to any amount, can he given.
Letters (post paid), with real names and address, to H. P.,
16, Cower-place, Euston-square, will be duly and confidentially
attended to.

Church Service ; 2d, Church Ministers ; 3d, Church Liv-
ings and Maintenance; 4th, Church Discipline; in all which
they complained of many abuses and corruptions.
" The King who was resolved to follow the example of other
Christiaq Princes, who, in the commencement of their reigns,
usually took the first course for the establishing of the Church,
both for doctrine and polity, issued out his proclamations,
whereby he appointed several Bishops and Deans, together with
the Principals of those who had presented this petition to the
King, to attend on him at his palace at Hampton-court, on
January 12, 1603, there to confer with his Majesty about
these abuses and corruptions of which he had received such
complaints."
" 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 be 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."—P. 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 Mahon, and Minister of Margate, in Kent,
1739. . . _

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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 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 and uniform patronage which I 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,
1,000/.

6' But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
This act shall the good man teach his son ;
And with it we shall be remembered."