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and elegance of his literature , and of his power and disposition to iriake it auxiliary to the cause of truth and virtue . These , together with a sermon on the death of the
Rev . William Emerson , are the only writings which he published , except the fugitive pieces in the literary journals , to which a refe - rence has already been made .
In 1808 , in conjunction with his friend ; Mr . William Wells , and under the patronage of the university at Cambridge , in New England , he engaged in the publication of Griesbach ' s Greek
Testament , containing a selection of the most important various readings . This work passed under the most careful revision ^ in the course of which several errors in the original were discovered and corrected .
This American edition may perhaps be safely said not to yield the palm of accuracy to any which 1 ms been published in Europe . Mr . Buckminster wrote several
pieces , in which the general merits of Griesbach were largely and ably discussed , the peculiarities of the mitior edition were pointed out , and the fidelity and accuracy of this most candid and learned
critic were viridicated and explained . Proposals were also issued for a supplementary volume to Griesbach , to contain an English trans ^ lation of the Prolegomena to his large critical edition , the authorities for his variations from the
received text , and some dissertations , original and selected , on subjects connected with the criticism of the Bible . Some progress was made in preparing this wotk by Mr . Buckminster and one of his friends :
but , as he did not give his name to the proposals ^ ihey did not tteefcive sufficient encouragement to induce him to persevere . In 1810 he
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formed the plan of publishing all the best modern versions of the prophetical books of the Old Testament . He proposed to use the version of Bishop Lowth for Isaiah , with the various renderings of
Dodson and Stock im the margin , where they differ materially from Lowth . The major prophets were to be completed by Blayney ' s version of Jeremiah and Lamentations , Newcome ' s of Ezektel , and Wintle ' * of Daniel , with Blayney ' s of the LXX weeks . Newcome r s
translation ot the minor prophets was to have followed , with the most important variations from Hors ! ey * $ Hosea , Benjoin s Jonah , and Blay . ney ' s ifechariah . After this , he
hoped to nave been able to give an additional volume , containing the most important notes and preliminary dissertations to the several books . The whole design , however , failed for want of a sufficient
taste for these studies in the Transatlantic world . The remaining years of the short life of Mr . Buckminster
were marked by few incidents . The peaceful duties of a Christian minister admit of but little variety , and possess no general interest He was an active member © f
almost all the literary and charitable societies in his neighbourhood . He took the liveliest interest in every plan for the improvement of the intellectual , moral and religious
character of the community ; and scarcely one was attempted , ifl which his advice and co-operation were not sought and afforded . In 1811 he received a proof of the estimation in which his knowledga
in his favourite walk of study was held , by his appointment asthe first lecturer on biblical criticism a * Cambrid ge * on the foundation established by the late Hon , Samuel
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664 M&mwr of the Rev . J . & . Bitckminster .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1814, page 664, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2446/page/4/
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