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THE HE form in which this Volume now ed exceedingly desirable that a NEW Biappears, is altogether different from any ble, of convenient size for the Pocket, orithing which has before been given to the Pub-ginal in its plan, purpose, and execution, lic, but its originality will be found pre-emi- should be published; in which a MORE APnently to consist in a laborious and entirely PROPRIATE and ACCURATE selection, adap new Selection and Arrangement of Refe- tation, and Arrangement of References might rences, in which it has been endeavoured be introduced; both for the Assistance of faithfully to exhibit the Scripture as its Private Readers, and to facilitate the ready own Expositor. examination and quotation of passages, The greatness of the advantages that which the Preacher, or the Biblical Stumust accrue to a sincere and diligent rea-dent, may have an immediate occasion to der of the Sacred Pages, from having con- cite, or to consult.

stantly before him a reference to similar Convenience and utility were, however, and illustrative passages, carefully investi- to be equally consulted in all the parts of gated, and suitably applied, must be obvi- the undertaking. If the size of the book ous to every one; and has been well under-were too large, or the page too crowded, stood by many pious and able men, to so as to be made wearisome to the eye, its whose diligent and useful labours the convenience would be lessened; and if, in Public is unspeakably indebted. the limits which these considerations im

rences are all contained in a MIDDLE COLUMN, between two of text; and the nurnber introduced is sufficient, except in a few pages only, completely to fill that column.

The Chronology is always placed at the top of this middle column, where it denotes the Date of the writing or transaction contained in the text, at the beginning of the page.

References, however, have hitherto posed, great care were not employed in been printed, almost exclusively, in the examining and applying the References, its margins of Bibles of a large size; and utility would in a great degree, be destroythe benefit resulting from them has, in ed. On mature deliberation, therefore, it consequence, been very much restrict-appeared best to adopt the plan here preed;---the only small Bible with Refe-sented to the notice of the Public; in rences, in the English language, being which the Marginal Readings and Refethat published by Mr. Canne. The defects of which are many; for though he was a diligent student of the Scriptures, and his work was at that time eminently serviceable, yet, as he was not in possession of those helps, for the accomplishment of the task which he had undertaken, that are now afforded by many valuable editions and comments, which have been printed in different languages since The Marginal Readings contained in the his time; and being, therefore, under the folio and quarto Bibles are all introduced; necessity of relying chiefly on his own the idioms of the original languages which industry; it is not surprising that he should are preserved in many of them, and also have been less successful than he would the various senses of particular words or otherwise have been. His references are phrases, being in most instances instrucoften only remotely applicable: he seems tive, and in all worthy to be known. But frequently to have been guided more by it has not been thought necessary, in givsimilarity of expression than by illustra-ing these readings, to insert such words as tion: the errors in the letter-press are are repeated in the text, and which would numerous many of the Marginal Readings therefore have fruitlessly occupied a porare omitted: the Chronology is altogether tion of the space allotted to references. left out and all the References in this, as The Various Readings are referred to by in the larger Bibles, are placed in the mar-small figures placed immediately before the gin of the text; by which they are render-words for which they are to be substituted; ed liable to be cut in binding, or worn away by use, or bound so into the back of the book as not to be easily read.

On all these accounts, it has long appear

and the References by Italic letters, which are generally placed after the first or second word of a verse, or clause of a verse, when they are intended to illustrate the

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