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first in order : " in R . V ., ** was first formed" [ irparo ^ cTrXocr ©^] . It is for the expositor , not for the translator , to say , whether first in timef or first in dignity 2 1 Tim . iii . 1 . « It is a truth , that
whoever aspireth to the pastoral office setteth his mind upon an honourable employment : " in R . V * , 4 § this is a true saying-, [ 1 x 15-0 $ < S Xoyo ? , ] if a man desire the office of a bishop , [ e * tk rtrienwrq * oaeyerou , ] ' he desireth a good
work" [ xaXov epyov eiudvpEi ] . On the clause tf « ro < I \ oyo <; G riesbach remarks , 44 ad antecedentia referunt Cbrys . Oec . Theoph .: " Wakefield does the same : but we doubt whether such a position be in Paul ' s manner . ¦ 3 . Philalethes rightly omits
the words jmi at < rxpoKep § r )> which bear the appearance of having been inserted here from Titus i . 7 .
—— 6 . Not a new convert * lest lie should be lifted up with pride , and incur the censure of our adversary : ' * in R . V ., " not a novice , [ veodtvrov , ] lest , being lifted up with pride , [ rwpwOsis , ] he fall into the
condemnation [ € / w * r € < nj ] of the devil [ rov TtiaSoXovy * According to Newcome ' s Marginal Version , 4 * the accuser ; ' * JLuther translates the wprd , ' * dem lasterer f * in the French Genevan Vers . it is . calomniateur .
IS . " Acquire to themselves an honourable rank ; " in R , V . ** purchase to themselves a good degree " { t * a . Q fMv iccvTon ; kocXhv ircpwroiowra *] . Here Philalethes * translation is also th at of Newcome . 15 . « Which is the pillar and
snpport of the truth : ° in R . V ., which is the church of the living God # the pillar and ground of the truth" [ tJti < « $ -iv £ kk \ i }< tiol Qbov £ & > vto $ rv \ a <; . k . r . Xj . By Wakefield and Ncwcomc the clause rv \ o <; kcu ifyeuoofAa Tt } f < x \ y } 6 ti < x <; is referred to Timothy . € i
16 . And great , unquestionably , is the mystery of our religion . He who was manifested in the flesh , was confirmed in his character and authority by the Spirit , was seen familiarly by his messengers , proclaimed among the Heathen , believed oh in the world , received up into glory . ' The public translation is the Allowing , •* and without controversy * [ fyjoXoy&fAtywrt great is the tiiystery of godliness fr ^ s ctxrc & fta ?] : God was manifest Zrfocyepvfy ] in the flesh , jus-
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tified in the spirit , { ehKaieo Q ^ tv m& [/ . an , ] seen of angels , [ ax £ 0 ^ &yys \ Qt <; fi preached unto the Gentiles , " " &c
It will be perceived that PhilaUthes has adopted Griesbach ' s text , which we find also in Newcome ' s margin , whose note , illustrating the construction , is well entitled to our regard .
i Tim . iv . I . ** Giving heed to deceivers and to diabolical doctrines : " in R . V ., " to seducing spirits [ nvsv-[ jt < z < ri u : \ " otyoiq ] and doctrines of devils [§ i $ aa'Kcc \ icci $ § a , i [ A (> viG ) v \* With neither of these translations are we satisfied
Diodati indeed has it , dottrine diaboliehei yet Joseph Mede has , in our judgment , clearly shewn ( Works , p , 626 ) the proper rendering to be , ** doctrines concerning daemons ; " and this we meet with , accordingly , in Benson and in Newcome .
¦ S . " Who shall require abstinence from marriage , and from food / &c .: in R . V ., " forbidding to marry , and commanding to abstain / 1 &c . [ K&XvovTcwyaiAZiv , octcb ^ b ct ^ o ^ Gpavuirtni ] Here Philalethes has translated with
felicity a difficult clause : for his success he seems to have been indebted , in part , to Doddridge . In Wakeficld we read , giving commands about abstinence from marriage and from meats : " see , too , Sect- xxiv . of his Silva Critica . P . i .
3 , 4 . " Partaken of with thanksgiving by believers , who shotdd be sensible of this truth , that every thing , " &c . : in R . V ., " received with thanksgiving of them who believe and know the truth . For every
creature , " &c . [ en ; ( abtuK ^ iv fAsra , ev-Xa , pirtct $ roiq icir < n <; kcci eTTsyvooKCxri ftp ccXcOtiocv . 'On icolv KTicriuXf fc . t . X . ] . Tfle turn which Philalethes has given to this passage , is sanctioned by Castaiio , Rosenmtiller and Wakefield : and the
last-mentioned author is very happy in his translation of a part of it , " them who believe and are convinced of this truth / ' &c . 8 . " Certain exercises of the
body are profitable in a small degree : in R . V ., " bodily exercise protifeth little /* [* H yccp vooiholtikvi yvyivaarta . vpot oXtyoy trip axp&ifjUH ; . ' ] The translators and commentators are divided in respect of the import of the words nrpo $ © X * yov : Pagninus renders them , " ad modictim ?* but RosenmflHer makes a reference to James iv . I 4 * a »« addff , "intellige xfwoy . "
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694 Review . A E —Hew Version of the pistles of Paul .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1819, page 694, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1778/page/42/
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