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be weighed down by so clear a Presumption inits Favour. But really the external Evidencefor this Passage greatly exceeds that which isalledged against it. For E/r/?, Out of the vastNumber of Greek MSS. which contain the Gos-pel * of St. Matthew three only want this Dox-ology. Two of these are remarkable for theirAccordance with the Vulgar, and are supposed bygood Judges to have been reformed by it. Se-condly ^ As to the Versions, both the Vulgateswant the Doxology, as also some Eaftern onesof less note. But then to these we can oppose atleast equal Authorities of the same Kind, viz.The Syr tack Version f famous for its Purity andgreat Antiquity, and also the Æthicpick^ so highlyesteemed by Dr. Mills , that he oft pronouncesin Favour of its singular Readings; to whichmay be added the ‘Perjtck and Gothick , allwhich contain the Doxology. 'thirdly with Re-spect to Fathers, the Latin ones are indeed a-gainst us : Nor is this to be wondered at, consi-dering that the Doxology was wanting in theItalick , of which they were exceedingly tenaci-ous. But the Greek Writers are many of them

* Mills reckons the Vatican among the Greek MSS, that wantthe Doxology ; but this is meerly Conjecture, because theComtlutensian Edition has it not. Father Simon reckons butthree MSS. of this Sort in all.

•j- Dr. Mills Prol. 1005. suspects the Syria. k to be interpola-ted, because that Syriack Copy from which the Arethick Ver-sion was made, has not the disputed Clause. But in anotherPlace the same learned Person having no Hypothesis to serve,freely declares it most probable that the Arabuk Version wasmade not from the Syriack , but directly from a Greek Copy.Prol. 1296.

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