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tions. It evidently preceded and produced the commoner usage by which the term ‘Gospel’ denotes a single written representation of the one fundamental Gospel. There are apparent references to “the Gospel” in a collective sense in Justin Martyr, while he also refers to ‘the memoirs of the apostles’ as ‘called Gospels’. The difference in orthography between the title and St Paul's words  has too strong documentary attestation to be rejected: the evidence is fully set forth by Dr Lightfoot (Col. p. 17), who has arrived independently at the same conclusion. The spelling Colassae was in use at a time subsequent to the apostolic age; and a current pronunciation might easily fix the form of name for the epistle, while St Paul’s way of writing was faithfully retained by most transcribers in the text itself.

424. In conclusion we desire to express sincere acknowledgements to our publishers for the patience with which they have endured the protraction of this edition through many long years, and for the considerate kindness with which they have forwarded our wishes in various ways. No less acknowledgements are due to the officers and workmen of the Cambridge University Press for the equal patience with which they have carried out a work troublesome in itself, and rendered doubly troublesome by intermissions and revisions. To Dr Tregelles, had he been still living, it would have been to us a special pleasure to express out sense of the generous encouragement always received from him. Many friends have earned our gratitude by help rendered in various ways. Among them we must especially single out Mr A. A. VanSittart and the Rey. Hilton Bothamley, to whose minute care in the examination of the proof sheets the text owes much in the way of typographical accuracy, and who have contributed invaluable assistance of other