The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-08
MisquOtatiOns of Scripture.

They are of the following kinds Those
which resemble holy writ-mere limitations
those which have additions-falsely called
emendations; and genuine Scripture-mls-
applied. ;,
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb,
is smooth line Of Sterne. The nearest ap-
proach to it in Scripture is Isaiah xxvl. s.:
ale stayeth his rough wind in the day OF his
east wind"
"ln the midst of life We are in DEATH
Common Praycr) Yet it is said the cele-
brated Robert Hall chose it as text Tor a
funeral sermon.
Bread and wine which the LORD hath conn
manded to be received" From the Cate
chism of the Church of England. and has
been quoted to prove from the Bible that to-
tai abstainers were wrong in refusing wine al
the sacrament of the Lords Supper.
"Not to be wise above what is written.
Used to repress undue anxiety to comprehend
the higher mysteries of Christianity. Has
no place in the Word.
The oft-quo,ed phrase, "Seals to his minis
try, and souls for his hire" \ metaphor
whether approved or otherwise, II is not
Scripture.
A very objectionable form is often used in
PRAYER: That the Spirit of the Lord would
20 from heart to heart, as oil from vessel to
vessel This phrase, ii properly considered
would tend to lower our conceptions OF the
omnipresence of God. and does rot convey L
correct idea of the influence of divine grace
III the hearts and minds of men. 1t Is moi
Scriptural.
Kindness to animals is often enforced by,
"lhe mercitu man i, .aercl.ul 10 his beast
Something like this may be found in Plcr-
erbs wv 10: A righteous man sesardeth the
life of his beast
~ nation shall be born in day" There
is no such prediction either in the old tesla
ment or the new. The only Scriptugal pas
sage like it is Isaiah XVI. s: "ShaIl nation
be born at once:?"
Iron sharpeneth iron, so man sharpen
eth the countenaEce of his friend, CfroverbS
xvii. 49, is by no means improved by the
common version: AS iron sharpeneth iron,
SO doth the couutenance of a man his friend.
That he VINO runs may read" conveys q
notion that the writing IS 50 distinct that a
man sees it bv the way>tie while he is run
ming. This is not the lesson Scripture teach
es Habakkuk il. ,: Write the vi>on, and
make it plain upon tables, that he may run
,ha, readeth.' You perceive tha, the read
ing is to be delberale-previouS TO running.
and in order to do it.
Owe no man anything but love- IS a
mangled quotation of Romans Nil. 5: Owe
no man ANYTHING. but to love one another.
Matthew Aviii 20: Nv hen two or three
are gathered together in my name. there am
in the midst # ,hcm," is often used with
the addition. and that to bless them" This
is supertiuouS addition. and is not in har-
n,ony with the Eedeemer's promise, and
when attributed to him. is Incorrect. 1t nla,
have lis origin in Exodus xx. II In all
places where record my name. will come
unto thee. and viii less thee"
, IhessaionianS. III. L. That the worC
of the Lord may have free course and b,
glorltied." IS often quoted with the addition
"run." after the words free course"
Ephesians iii. 20: God rs able TO do ex
ceeding.v ahrndantlv above all that We car
ask or think has often appended to Il, "ol
are at all worthy TO receive" which in tins
connection is without sense. and unscrptu-
raj.
psalm cxxx. :: With the Lord there is
mercy. and with him there is pienteou> re-
demptioi ;" has often appended TO ii, that h,
may be sought unto"
AS to the liberties taken with the Lord :,
Prayer and The Ap, stole Bcnediction. - Co.
rinthians Xiii. H. their ramc is legion. and
all persons who. up TO the time OF reading
this article. have been in the hal.t - t.sre>>.
ing from the authorized version. would 4,
wisely by making sure Of a better before The,
do so. and not tack on The couc,i,> their ONT
vanity may suggest. It NAY be well To re
member. in regard 10 all the works of Deity
Proverbs XXX. Is: Add thou not unto them
lest he rcprove thee. .-i?tb. E..