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EXTRACT II.

Translation of the Bible.

purpose of a faithful translator of the Bible, is to convey in another language, the same ideas which were conveyed by the language of the Lord Jesus Christ, and of the "holy men of God, [who] spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." How well the translators of our version have accomplished this object, the most learned Christians, have abundantly shown. But the point aimed at in these extracts, is by any means, to undermine the Scriptures. A little