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A critical history of the text of the New Testament wherein is firmly establish'd the truth of those acts on which the foundation of Christian religion is laid / by Richard Simon, Priest.; Histoire critique du texte du Nouveau Testament
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Simon, Richard, 1638-1712.
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insist_v ibid._n insist_v principium_fw-la evangelii_n joannis_n est_fw-la obscurissimum_fw-la quod_fw-la figuratae_fw-la voces_fw-la inusitatae_fw-la loquendi_fw-la formulae_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la autem_fw-la diversitas_fw-la &_o opinionum_fw-la in_o verbis_fw-la joannis_n explicandis_fw-la varietas_fw-la &_o contrarietas_fw-la ostendit_fw-la nulla_fw-la enim_fw-la ferè_fw-la vocula_fw-la est_fw-la certè_fw-la nulla_fw-la clausula_fw-la quae_fw-la multiplices_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la se_fw-la dissidentes_fw-la interpretationes_fw-la non_fw-la habeat_fw-la enjed._n ibid._n on_o the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o that_o gospel_n where_o as_o he_o think_v we_o can_v find_v nothing_o but_o figurative_a word_n and_o uncouth_a form_n of_o speech_n there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n or_o diction_n therein_o as_o that_o unitary_n do_v add_v but_o what_o may_v be_v expound_v several_a different_z nay_o even_o opposite_a way_n this_o be_v so_o i_o admire_v the_o headstrong_a prejudice_n of_o the_o protestant_n and_o unitary_n who_o dare_v oppose_v the_o common_a belief_n of_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o world_n have_v no_o other_o foundation_n but_o that_o of_o record_n which_o they_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v so_o obscure_a and_o difficult_a to_o be_v understand_v it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o protestant_n do_v not_o altogether_o agree_v about_o the_o obscurity_n of_o scripture_n especial_o in_o the_o most_o important_a place_n but_o the_o unitaries_n in_o this_o matter_n show_v more_o candour_n not_o deny_v a_o thing_n which_o be_v obvious_a they_o only_o desire_v that_o the_o number_n of_o the_o fundamental_a point_n of_o our_o faith_n be_v limit_v it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o study_v the_o greek_a language_n in_o profane_a author_n see_v the_o writer_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n have_v a_o particular_a style_n that_o be_v abstruse_a and_o require_v a_o extraordinary_a application_n hentenius_n have_v very_o pat_o observe_v in_o his_o preface_n which_o he_o prefix_v to_o his_o version_n of_o the_o commentary_n of_o euthymius_n upon_o the_o gospel_n evang._n gospel_n animadvertendum_fw-la est_fw-la evangelistas_n &_o apostolos_n cùm_fw-la genere_fw-la hebraei_n essent_fw-la hac_fw-la in_o re_fw-la sicut_fw-la &_o in_fw-la aliis_fw-la multis_fw-la hebraicum_fw-la secutos_fw-la idioma_fw-la quo_fw-la illi_fw-la frequentissimè_fw-la pro_fw-la praesenti_fw-la quod_fw-la proprium_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la aut_fw-la pro_fw-la futuro_fw-la efferunt_fw-la praeteritum_fw-la utque_fw-la in_o universum_fw-la dicam_fw-la tempus_fw-la unum_fw-la pro_fw-la alio_fw-la hebraei_n saepenumerò_fw-la collocant_fw-la quod_fw-la etiam_fw-la evangelistae_fw-la non_fw-la rarò_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la nec_fw-la solus_fw-la matthaeus_n qui_fw-la patriâ_fw-la scripsit_fw-la linguâ_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la hebraeâ_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o caeteri_fw-la qui_fw-la graecè_fw-la scripserunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n joann_n hent_n praef_n verse_n comm._fw-la euthym._n in_o evang._n that_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o evangelist_n be_v bear_v hebrew_n do_v follow_v in_o their_o write_n the_o genius_n of_o the_o hebrew_n language_n which_o frequent_o put_v one_o time_n for_o another_o and_o have_v many_o other_o thing_n pecuhar_n to_o it_o he_o add_v it_o be_v not_o only_a st._n matthew_n who_o do_v imitate_v this_o style_n of_o the_o hebrew_n but_o the_o other_o evangelist_n do_v it_o also_o that_o one_o may_v be_v acquaint_v with_o this_o style_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o read_v the_o greek_a version_n of_o the_o septuagint_n which_o the_o apostle_n have_v imitate_v it_o be_v further_a necessary_a to_o study_v particular_o the_o style_n of_o every_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n for_o although_o they_o be_v write_v in_o a_o certain_a language_n which_o i_o elsewhere_o call_v the_o language_n of_o the_o synagogue_n every_o writer_n have_v something_o peculiar_a to_o himself_o of_o all_o the_o holy_a writer_n st._n paul_n be_v most_o hard_a to_o be_v understand_v who_o sometime_o come_v to_o a_o full_a stop_n before_o he_o have_v do_v which_o have_v give_v occasion_n to_o so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o hyperbates_n or_o transposition_n in_o his_o epistle_n gagnejus_n who_o write_v very_o judicious_a note_n upon_o those_o epistle_n call_v the_o read_n or_o style_n of_o st._n paul_n lectionem_fw-la turbulentam_fw-la &_o salebrosam_fw-la i.e._n a_o obscure_a and_o rugged_a style_n pauli_n style_n salebrosas_fw-la illas_fw-la pauli_n epistolas_fw-la plerumque_fw-la lectitanti_fw-la mihi_fw-la tam_fw-la longis_fw-la byperbatis_fw-la hiulcas_fw-la tot_fw-la anapodotis_fw-la inabsolutas_fw-la tantâ_fw-la sensuum_fw-la profunditate_fw-la inaccessas_fw-la &_o invias_fw-la visum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la hîc_fw-la divinatore_fw-la apollinis_fw-la pythone_fw-la sed_fw-la divino_fw-la pauli_n spiritu_fw-la opus_fw-la esse_fw-la vnde_fw-la non_fw-la possum_fw-la illorum_fw-la non_fw-la admirari_fw-la impudentiam_fw-la qui_fw-la cùm_fw-la non_fw-la pauli_n id_fw-la est_fw-la pacis_fw-la ac_fw-la quietis_fw-la sed_fw-la schismatum_fw-la ac_fw-la dissensionis_fw-la spiritum_fw-la habeant_fw-la confestim_fw-la nullo_n interpret_v absque_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la &_o doctorum_fw-la hominum_fw-la commentariis_fw-la quae_fw-la cavillari_fw-la solent_fw-la unos_fw-la se_fw-la pauli_n mentem_fw-la tenere_fw-la impudenter_fw-la arrogant_a gagn._n epist_n dedic_fw-la schol._n in_o epist_n pauli_n he_o be_v persuade_v of_o their_o obscurity_n because_o of_o their_o abstruse_a style_n wherein_o they_o be_v write_v which_o he_o think_v almost_o impossible_a to_o be_v explain_v without_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o st._n paul_n have_v he_o do_v withal_o admire_v the_o impudence_n of_o the_o protestant_n who_o have_v quite_o another_o sort_n of_o spirit_n than_o what_o the_o apostle_n have_v do_v insolent_o boast_v that_o they_o understand_v they_o without_o any_o other_o assistance_n than_o that_o of_o their_o own_o spirit_n i_o shall_v have_v some_o cause_n to_o glory_n say_v that_o divine_a if_o i_o can_v give_v some_o light_n to_o st._n paul_n obscure_a style_n which_o as_o many_o think_v that_o apostle_n do_v express_o affect_v non_fw-la parum_fw-la gloriabor_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la lucis_fw-la pauli_n tenebris_fw-la adjecisse_fw-la inveniar_fw-la ut_fw-la multi_fw-la putant_fw-la de_fw-la industriâ_fw-la affectlatis_fw-la but_o that_o apostle_n in_o that_o do_v the_o rather_o follow_v his_o spirit_n which_o represent_v to_o he_o many_o thing_n at_o once_o and_o therefore_o sometime_o he_o only_o begin_v a_o discourse_n and_o leave_v it_o incomplete_a nay_o he_o raise_v some_o objection_n to_o which_o he_o make_v no_o answer_n i_o know_v that_o st._n augustin_n in_o his_o book_n concern_v the_o christian_a religion_n 7._o aug._n l._n 4._o de_fw-fr doct._n christ_n c._n 7._o compose_v a_o chapter_n express_o to_o show_v that_o there_o be_v true_a eloquence_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n especial_o in_o st._n paul_n write_n where_o he_o find_v perfection_n of_o wisdom_n accompany_v with_o the_o greatness_n of_o eloquence_n but_o see_v that_o father_n do_v not_o understand_v the_o greek_a language_n we_o ought_v in_o this_o case_n to_o prefer_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o greek_a father_n to_o he_o he_o seem_v nevertheless_o in_o that_o place_n to_o speak_v only_o of_o a_o kind_n of_o eloquence_n that_o he_o call_v wisdom_n and_o which_o he_o make_v to_o consist_v rather_o in_o thing_n than_o in_o expression_n if_o st._n paul_n be_v eloquent_a because_o of_o some_o figure_n which_o st._n augustin_n observe_v in_o his_o style_n there_o be_v almost_o no_o author_n but_o may_v pass_v for_o eloquent_a upon_o that_o score_n there_o be_v indeed_o a_o force_n in_o that_o apostle_n discourse_n there_o be_v very_o high_a thought_n and_o a_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o religion_n but_o all_o this_o be_v not_o call_v eloquence_n according_a to_o the_o common_a notion_n which_o we_o have_v of_o the_o word_n he_o himself_o declare_v write_v to_o the_o corinthian_n who_o charge_v he_o with_o rudeness_n of_o speech_n that_o his_o discourse_n be_v mean_a and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o the_o art_n of_o speak_v or_o do_v not_o use_v entice_v word_n of_o man_n wisdom_n st._n i_o do_v plain_o assure_v we_o 10._o we_o illud_fw-la quod_fw-la crebrò_fw-la diximus_fw-la etsi_fw-la imperitus_fw-la sermone_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la scientiâ_fw-la nequaquà m_fw-la paulum_fw-la de_fw-la humilitate_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la consciontiae_fw-la veritate_fw-la dixisse_fw-la etiam_fw-la nunc_fw-la approbamus_fw-la profundos_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o reonditos_fw-la sensus_fw-la lingua_fw-la non_fw-la explicat_fw-la &_o cùm_fw-la ipse_fw-la sentiat_fw-la quid_fw-la loquatur_fw-la in_fw-la alienas_fw-la aures_fw-la puro_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la transfer_v sermone_fw-la quem_fw-la cùm_fw-la in_o vernaculâ_fw-la linguâ_fw-la habeat_fw-la disertissimum_fw-la quip_n hebraeus_n ex_fw-la hebraeis_n eruditus_fw-la ad_fw-la pedes_fw-la gamalielis_fw-la viri_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la doctissimi_fw-la scriptum_fw-la interpretari_fw-la cupiens_fw-la involvitur_fw-la hier._n epist_n ad_fw-la alg._n qu._n 10._o that_o that_o acknowledgement_n of_o st._n paul_n do_v not_o so_o much_o proceed_v from_o the_o deep_a humility_n that_o be_v in_o he_o as_o from_o the_o truth_n which_o he_o own_v because_o his_o tongue_n can_v not_o well_o express_v his_o profound_a and_o hide_a thought_n that_o apostle_n say_v he_o be_v a_o hebrew_n and_o have_v study_v under_o gamaliel_n a_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n be_v put_v hard_a to_o it_o when_o