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The object of this edition is simply to restore the provable meaning of ''Isaiah, so far as this can be expressed in modern English. The basis of'' the version is the revised translation of 1611, but no scruple has been felt in introducing alterations, wherever the true sense of the prophecies ''appeared to require it. “A piece of scholarly work, very carefully and'' considerately done.” —.

In making this abridgment of “The Psalms Chronologically Arranged,” the editors have endeavoured to meet the requirements of readers of a ''different class from those for whom the larger edition was intended. Some'' who found the large book useful for private readings have asked for an edition of a smaller size and at a lower price, for family use, while at the same time some Teachers in Public Schools have suggested that it would be convenient for them to have a simpler book, which they could put into the ''hands of younger pupils. “It is a gem,” says the''.

Although the ground-plan of this treatise coincides in many points with that of the colossal work of Schröckh, yet in arranging the materials a ''very different course has frequently been pursued. With regard to his'' opinions the late author avowed distinctly that he construed history with the specific prepossessions of an Englishman and a member of the ''English Church. The reader is constantly referred to the authorities,'' ''both original and critical, on which the statements are founded. For this'' edition Professor Stubbs has carefully revised both text and notes, making such corrections of facts, dates, and the like as the results of recent ''research warrant. The doctrinal, historical, and generally speculative'' ''views of the late author have been preserved intact. “As a manual for''