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( wholly unwarranted either by reason or revelation ) is inculcated . —Seven archangels are represented as being in attendance on the throne of God , and good and evil daemons are supposed to
be wandering about the earth . —Attempt made to account for the origin of these doctrines . —Nothing known respecting the author . —History of the book of Tobit .
Of the Song of the Three Children in the Fiery Furnace . ( Vide Dan . iii . 24—30 , according to the Greek . ) |
A meagre compilation from ancient penitentiary hymns 5 n no wise adapted to the situation of persons suffering in the midst of flames—and probably composed by way of filling up an imaginary chasm in the
Hebrew-Chaldaean original at vers . 21 , 22 , although none actually exists . —It is uncertain in what language it was originally written . Comparison instituted between the texts of Theodosius and the Septuagint . —History of the Songv &c .
Of the History of Bel and the Dragon at Babylon . ( Vide Dan . xiv ., according to the Greek . ) It is no longer doubted but the whole is a mere fiction—intended to shew the absurdity and inanity of idolatry , and to prove the superior
wisdom and power of Jehovah . —Internal contradictions and deviations from historical facts noticed . —Comparison between the texts of Theodosius and the Septuagint . —It appears never to have existed in Hebrew or Chaldee . — Of its history .
Of the History of Susanna . ( Vide Dan . xiii ., according to the Greek . ) A hacknied story in a very ordinary style and teeming with improbabilities , absurdities and errors I—probably
brought forth for the express purpose of justifying- the choice of a very young * man to be elder or judge . —Comparison instituted between the text of Theoddsius and that of the Septuagint . It was in all likelihood originally written in Greek . —History of this book .
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Of Additions to the Book of Esther ? as preserved in the Septuagint . ' They never formed a part of the original Hebrew text—nor could they , from the circumstance of their containing particulars in direct opposition
to it . —Most probably they were written by an Egyptian Jew in Greek . — Various texts differing widely from each other , extant both in Greek and the ancient Versions . —History of the additions to the book of Esther , &c .
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Ewtraets of Recent Letters from Iwtiftina . 709
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Sir , t ^ HP inclosed are copies of two J _ letters which have been received from a person who emigrated from the Isle of Wight , and has settled in the Indiana territory . He is cultivating a farm of 320 acres , for wlpch he paid ^ 90 . As he is a man of great respectability , and has had large concerns in his hands , ( the farm of Tapnels 940 acres , and latterly the farm pf Wroxal 500 acres , both well known in
the island , ) much confidence may be placed in his judgment . His friends have just received the news of the safe arrival of his family at Philadelphia , where they were met by Mr . Arnold , in health ; and of their having all proceeded westward with the fairest
prospects . He says , should any of his friends determine to follow him , he shall be most happy to give them a hearty American welcome . J . P . " Ben Davis' Creek , * Indiana , " January 8 , 1821 . " My dear Sir ,
< c I have realized the first wish of my heart , I am become a resident in this land of Republican freedom . I have purchased a farm , built a cabin , fenced a garden , and shall have two small inclosures sown with Indian corn in the
spring ; this hi the woods is doing something . To our many gossiping chats of America , of the advantages and disadvantages of emigration , I look back with pleasure , and experience has confirmed me in my favourable impressions of it . " There are many persons \ yho coine
* " * Ben Davis * Creek / $ 0 * . named from an old Indian chief and warrior : it was his favourite hunting groun « 3 L . ^ He is still living , and since the sale aijwces siou of the lands of his tribe to the American government , they are removed to a distance of 70 miles back .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1821, page 709, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2507/page/13/
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