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I am not therefore without Hopes that the Con-duct of those Learned Clergymen, who made theold Translation, will appear on this Occasion somodest and so honest, when compared with thatof our Editor and his Friends, as to convinceMankind, how much safer they are under thesame Direction, than they would be in the Handsof those, who whilst they pretend to enlightenthe Understandings of others, are in very grossIgnorance and Darkness themselves : And pre-tending to rescue their Fellow Creatures fromServitude to Authority, put them under a lessreasonable Subjection to private Prejudices.

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c The new Version contains many impro-per Renderings.

S UCH are first, those which sound Harsh andShocking. For Instance : In all ChristianWritings the Word inspire signifies God ’s givingto Men extraordinary Revelations and super-natural Helps. It is therefore hard and gratingto Christian Ears, to hear from the new Versionof Luke xxii. 2. that Satan inspired JudasIfcariot what to do : Where the Greek only faysthe Devil entred into Judas. Again in thatTransition, ‘Peter fays, AUs v. 3. Ananias,1 -setts could Satan inspire thine Heart , &c. for,Woy hath Satan filled thine Hearts Cjc. Further,To denounce , is an Expression, on which Customhas stamped a peculiar Meaning. Upon hearing