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Review Of New Publications.

REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS .

A Translation of the New Testament , from the orig inal Greek ; humbl y attempted by Nathaniel Scarlet , assisted by Men of Piety and Literature : ivitb Notes . 8 w . Prices 6 s . ios dd . 14 J-. rl . is . Scarlet , & c . INFIDELITY and irreligion have , within these few years past , taken such bold of men of all ranks in society , that the laborious ' work which has been so successfully and with so much diligence effected by Christian philosophers for but

and excellent divines , seems , in these clays , so distinguished novelty , so retrogade in moral principles , now forgotten , and almost necessary to be travelled over again . To our neig hbours on the continent we are primarily indebted for that torrent of scepticism , and all its vicious consequences , that has deluged , not only our own country , but the whole of Europe . It has , like a common pestilence , changed the face of things : it has divided families , separated friends ,

and unhinged every motive to a & ive benevolence . These effetts may be ascribed to a decay of religious princip les , and an affectation of novelty—subjefts that would of themselves afford ample matter for serious investigation ; nor would due time be misemployed , which was spent in tracing the growth of en or , and in correcting the false appearances of fiftitious refinement . On the literary world , nothing so much of late has been obtruded _ as the base-born produftions of the speculative philosopher , the crude examination of the hardened infidel , or the frantic reveries of the gloomy enthusiast . We have , in this country , a Papist translating the Bible , of which he

totally denies the divine inspiration . —and the subject of our present article is a Version of the New Testament , introduced in a dramatic dress , and rendered particular by an affectation of novelty , both in the manner of its execution and the emendations which it recommends . Mr . Scarlet , in his preface , sets out with commending the translation of the Bible which is in common use ; he says , it ' is generally allowed to be , upon the whole , a good one . —If ' so , we do not seethe utility of his labour .

' But , ' says he , ' it must be granted that a very material change has taken place in our language within these two last centuries ; and it will , no doubt , like other living languages , differ much in a century hence from what it is now . ' That is true : but we do not think our vulgar translation is at all improved by Mr . Scarlet's conceited elegance ; nor do we think that the style of the Scriptures should , like other literary works , keep pace with the improvements of taste . All that is required is a faithful translation of the

sacred volume , script of every thing like meretricious art , am ! adapted to the comprehension of the meanest understanding . 'But , ' says Mr , Scarlet , ' the translators were laid under restraint by King James ; they were too complaisant in f ivouringhis particular notions ; therefore their translation is partial . ' Mig ht we not answer Mr . Scarlet and his coadjutors upon this censure , much in the same way that Dr . Gell , chaplain to Archbishop Abbottwas reprovedwhen he animadvertedin 1659 upon

, , , , the translation of the Bible made by order of King James ? ' But this censure of the Doftor's seems in some measure to have been occasioned by his being of different sentiments from the translators in points of predestination , and being reckoned heterodox . ' Perhaps My , Scarlet ' s disapprobation may , VOL . X , 3 C

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TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 3
THE LIFE OF BISHOP WARBURTON. Article 4
CURIOUS ACCOUNT OF A DUMB PHILOPHER . Article 6
AN HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF IRELAND. Article 9
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ON DREAMS. Article 27
DESCRIPTION OF M1DDLETON DALE, Article 30
DESCRIPTION OF THE SOURCE OF THE RHINE, Article 32
ON THE PRESERVATION OF DEAD BODIES. Article 33
THE COLLECTOR. Article 34
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 38
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 41
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 42
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REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 54
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INDEX TO THE TENTH VOLUME. Article 74
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Review Of New Publications.

REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS .

A Translation of the New Testament , from the orig inal Greek ; humbl y attempted by Nathaniel Scarlet , assisted by Men of Piety and Literature : ivitb Notes . 8 w . Prices 6 s . ios dd . 14 J-. rl . is . Scarlet , & c . INFIDELITY and irreligion have , within these few years past , taken such bold of men of all ranks in society , that the laborious ' work which has been so successfully and with so much diligence effected by Christian philosophers for but

and excellent divines , seems , in these clays , so distinguished novelty , so retrogade in moral principles , now forgotten , and almost necessary to be travelled over again . To our neig hbours on the continent we are primarily indebted for that torrent of scepticism , and all its vicious consequences , that has deluged , not only our own country , but the whole of Europe . It has , like a common pestilence , changed the face of things : it has divided families , separated friends ,

and unhinged every motive to a & ive benevolence . These effetts may be ascribed to a decay of religious princip les , and an affectation of novelty—subjefts that would of themselves afford ample matter for serious investigation ; nor would due time be misemployed , which was spent in tracing the growth of en or , and in correcting the false appearances of fiftitious refinement . On the literary world , nothing so much of late has been obtruded _ as the base-born produftions of the speculative philosopher , the crude examination of the hardened infidel , or the frantic reveries of the gloomy enthusiast . We have , in this country , a Papist translating the Bible , of which he

totally denies the divine inspiration . —and the subject of our present article is a Version of the New Testament , introduced in a dramatic dress , and rendered particular by an affectation of novelty , both in the manner of its execution and the emendations which it recommends . Mr . Scarlet , in his preface , sets out with commending the translation of the Bible which is in common use ; he says , it ' is generally allowed to be , upon the whole , a good one . —If ' so , we do not seethe utility of his labour .

' But , ' says he , ' it must be granted that a very material change has taken place in our language within these two last centuries ; and it will , no doubt , like other living languages , differ much in a century hence from what it is now . ' That is true : but we do not think our vulgar translation is at all improved by Mr . Scarlet's conceited elegance ; nor do we think that the style of the Scriptures should , like other literary works , keep pace with the improvements of taste . All that is required is a faithful translation of the

sacred volume , script of every thing like meretricious art , am ! adapted to the comprehension of the meanest understanding . 'But , ' says Mr , Scarlet , ' the translators were laid under restraint by King James ; they were too complaisant in f ivouringhis particular notions ; therefore their translation is partial . ' Mig ht we not answer Mr . Scarlet and his coadjutors upon this censure , much in the same way that Dr . Gell , chaplain to Archbishop Abbottwas reprovedwhen he animadvertedin 1659 upon

, , , , the translation of the Bible made by order of King James ? ' But this censure of the Doftor's seems in some measure to have been occasioned by his being of different sentiments from the translators in points of predestination , and being reckoned heterodox . ' Perhaps My , Scarlet ' s disapprobation may , VOL . X , 3 C

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