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vi how he had read the Original, who had the Advantage of eeing it, at leat before the Rie of many of the Errors that have made it unintelligible to us. This, and examining his Words by, and comparing them with, the Subtance he is decribing, are the two great Methods I have taken to undertand him.

By thee Means, and with thee Aitances, I have undertaken to give a new Edition of the Greek Text; in which whatever may be the Service I have done, I promie myelf I hall, at leat, be liable to no Cenure; ince tho' I have filled up all the Defects, and amended the Errors, o as to make the Work now plain, intelligible, and eay to be read; I have every where in the Notes mentioned where the Defects were, and what were the Words, that I have ventured to alter. Thus