Excerpt from Illustrations of Biblical Literature Exhibiting the History and Fate of the Sacred Writings, Vol. 1: From the Earliest Period to the Present Century, Including Biographical Notices of Translators and Other Eminent Biblical Scholars Scriptures, from Dr. Stuart, of Luss, 'the translator of the Gaelic Old Testament, and the modest and learned emulator of his father's virtues and studies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Illustrations of Biblical Literature, Exhibiting the History and Fate of the Sacred Writings, From the Earliest Period to the Present Century, Vol. 1: Including Biographical Notices of Translators, and Other Eminent Biblical Scholars Impressed with these sentiments, the study of the invaluable Records of wisdom and grace, has formed one of the most interesting and delightful Occupations of thepresent writer; and the more diligently and critically he has examined them, the more fully he has been convinced of their divine origin and inspiration. To trace the suc cessive history, and various fate, of these Divme Wr-itings, 'from the promulgation Of the Law, on Sinai, to the present eventful period, has, for several years, employed the hours which he could spare from the laborious engagements of minis terial dutv. The present work is the result of some of those inquiries, and will, it is hoped, sup plyiad'esideratum in-sacred literature, by offering to the reader a mere ficoinprehenswe View of the: progress 'of Biblical translations, and of the li terary and ecclesiastical history of the Holy Scriptures, than has hitherto been presented to the public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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