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The Volume Of The Sacred Law.
. ^ . / examined and corrected by the Hebrew and Greek originals ; the proper names to the etymology of which allusions are made in the text , translated and entered in the margin , & c . & c . This edition , thus revised , corrected , and improved , from its accuracy has been considered the standard edition to which all subsequent impressions should be made conformable . "
The editor of the Bible with emendations gives the following brief history of the translation of the Hol y Scriptures into the Anglo Saxon language . After mentioning the first translators of portions , he says , "hut it was reserved for Wickcliffe , in 1380 , to give to the English church a translation of the entire Bible . In 1526 , Tyndal had the honour to print the first New Testament , all preceding it having been written with the pen . It was published at Antwerp , to which city he
had fled with Myles Coverdale to escape persecution . In 1535 , Myles Coverdale printed the Old as well as the New Testament , which he dedicated to Henry VIII . In 1537 , this Bible was revised and republished under the feigned name of Thomas Matthewe . In 1539 , Archbishop Cranmer , assisted by several learned divines , revised this version , printed it with a preface b y himself , and published it with the title of " The Great Bible , " and under the sanction and auspices of
Henry VIII . In 1560 " The Geneva Bible " appeared , and in 1568 " The Bishops' Bible " was published by Archbishop Parker and seven other bishops . " The manner in which the authorised version was formed upon this , I have already explained at sufficient length ; indeed , in my anxiety to place the matter as fully before you as possible , I find I have far exceeded in extent what I anticipated , and yet but imperfectly explained the matter in question . If , however , I have succeeded
in putting it intelligibly before you , and obtain a satisfactory settlement of the question , I shall feel that I have done good service to all who feel an interest in the fidelity of the English Bible to its sacred original , and the importance of its careful preservation . I am at work in other quarters upon the subject , and if you deem this worthy a place in our Review , I shall be happy to furnish the result of those inquiries , to appear in conjunction with such information as this communication may elicit from other parties . R . F ., P . M . 329
Explanation Of An Engraving On The Origin Of The Jewish Religion, As Connected With The Mysteries Of Freemasonry.
EXPLANATION OF AN ENGRAVING ON THE ORIGIN OF THE JEWISH RELIGION , AS CONNECTED WITH THE MYSTERIES OF FREEMASONRY .
BY . D . ROSENBERG . THE delineator of this engraving is of opinion , that , upon reflecting on the ceremonies at present existing amongst Masons , the words , signs and grips of the three degrees , the places occupied by the office-bearers in the Lodge , the banquets and toasts , it must strike every one conversant with the cabalistic science , that if the profane only occupy themselves with material objectsMasonson the contraryonlbestow their
, , , y attention on those of a celestial nature . The celestial phenomena observed in the immensity of space , is also the origin of the Jewish ¦ worshi p , perhaps of many other creeds , modified from the same sources , according to the genius and customs of different nations .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Volume Of The Sacred Law.
. ^ . / examined and corrected by the Hebrew and Greek originals ; the proper names to the etymology of which allusions are made in the text , translated and entered in the margin , & c . & c . This edition , thus revised , corrected , and improved , from its accuracy has been considered the standard edition to which all subsequent impressions should be made conformable . "
The editor of the Bible with emendations gives the following brief history of the translation of the Hol y Scriptures into the Anglo Saxon language . After mentioning the first translators of portions , he says , "hut it was reserved for Wickcliffe , in 1380 , to give to the English church a translation of the entire Bible . In 1526 , Tyndal had the honour to print the first New Testament , all preceding it having been written with the pen . It was published at Antwerp , to which city he
had fled with Myles Coverdale to escape persecution . In 1535 , Myles Coverdale printed the Old as well as the New Testament , which he dedicated to Henry VIII . In 1537 , this Bible was revised and republished under the feigned name of Thomas Matthewe . In 1539 , Archbishop Cranmer , assisted by several learned divines , revised this version , printed it with a preface b y himself , and published it with the title of " The Great Bible , " and under the sanction and auspices of
Henry VIII . In 1560 " The Geneva Bible " appeared , and in 1568 " The Bishops' Bible " was published by Archbishop Parker and seven other bishops . " The manner in which the authorised version was formed upon this , I have already explained at sufficient length ; indeed , in my anxiety to place the matter as fully before you as possible , I find I have far exceeded in extent what I anticipated , and yet but imperfectly explained the matter in question . If , however , I have succeeded
in putting it intelligibly before you , and obtain a satisfactory settlement of the question , I shall feel that I have done good service to all who feel an interest in the fidelity of the English Bible to its sacred original , and the importance of its careful preservation . I am at work in other quarters upon the subject , and if you deem this worthy a place in our Review , I shall be happy to furnish the result of those inquiries , to appear in conjunction with such information as this communication may elicit from other parties . R . F ., P . M . 329
Explanation Of An Engraving On The Origin Of The Jewish Religion, As Connected With The Mysteries Of Freemasonry.
EXPLANATION OF AN ENGRAVING ON THE ORIGIN OF THE JEWISH RELIGION , AS CONNECTED WITH THE MYSTERIES OF FREEMASONRY .
BY . D . ROSENBERG . THE delineator of this engraving is of opinion , that , upon reflecting on the ceremonies at present existing amongst Masons , the words , signs and grips of the three degrees , the places occupied by the office-bearers in the Lodge , the banquets and toasts , it must strike every one conversant with the cabalistic science , that if the profane only occupy themselves with material objectsMasonson the contraryonlbestow their
, , , y attention on those of a celestial nature . The celestial phenomena observed in the immensity of space , is also the origin of the Jewish ¦ worshi p , perhaps of many other creeds , modified from the same sources , according to the genius and customs of different nations .