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English Bible Translatious.

versions of the English Scriptures IS eA tracted from the Encyclopedia of Rellg ious Knowledge"
 WIcKLIFFE's RipLE.-Thls was tn, first translation made into the language. was first translated by John WlckIlffe about the year l530, but never printed though there are manuscript copies ot It II several of the public libraries.
 TYxDALE's BlDLE-The translation by Tm. Tyndale, assisted by Miles Cover dale, was the first printed bible in the En. glish language. The New Testament was published in l530. In l532, Tyn' dale and his associates finished the whole bible, except the Apochrypha, and printed it abroad.
 MArruEw's BlBLE.-While Tyndale was preparing a second edition oi hls bl' be, he was taken up and burned tor her esy at Flanders. On his death, Cover. dale and John Rogers revised it, and ad ded translation to the Apochrypha. | was dedicated to Henry VIII, in 1886 and was printed at Hamburg under the borrowed name of Thomas Matthew, whence it was called Matthew's Bible.
 CRANMER's BIBLE.-This was the firs bible printed by authority in England, and publicly set up in the churches. It was Tyndale's version revised by Coverdale and examined by Cranmer, who added a preface to it, whence it was called Gran mer's bible. It was printed by Grafton one of the largest volumes published ln l540. After being adopted, suppressed and restored under successive relgns, a new edition was brought out in 1862.
 THE GENEVA BIBLE.-Some English exiles at Geneva, in Queen Mary's reign VIZ: Coverdale, Goodman, Glbe, Samp- son, Cole, Whiting and Knox, made a new translation, which was printed there in 156O Hence il was called the Gene va bible. It was much valued by the Pu- ritan party. In this version the first dis tinction of verses was made. It went through some twenty editions.
 TIE BlsHop's BIBLE.---Archbishop Parker engaged bishops and other learned men to bring out new translation. They Idid so in 1868, in large folio. It made what was afterwards called the Bishops bible. In 1869 it was published in octa- vo, in small but fine black letter. In il the chapters were divided into verses, but without breaks for them.
 MATHEW PARKER's BIBLE.--The Bishops bible underwent some corrections, and was printed in a large folio, 1872, and called Matthew Parler's bible. This version was used in the churches for for ty years:
 TIE DouAy BIBLE.--The New Testa- ment was brought out by the Roman Cath olics, in 1864, and called the Romanlsh New Testament. It was condemned by the Queen of England and copies seized by her authority and destroyed. In 1909 and l610, the old Testament was added, and the whole published at Douay; hence called the Douay bible.
 K1No JAKE's BIBLE.-Thls version, now in use, brought out by King James authority in l61l Fifty learned men were employed to accomplish the work oi revising. From death or other causes, seven of them failed to enter upon it. The remaining forty-seven were ranged under six divisions, and had different portions oi the bible assigned to these divisions They entered upon their task in l607.- After some three or four years of dilligen labor, the whole was completed. This version was generally adopted, and other versions fell into disuse. IL has contin' ued in use for nearly two hundred years |