Husband) because of the Angels, that is to fay, because even among the Angels, there is fuch a Subordination.

I Cor. xiv. 27. Our Author tranflates this Place thus: If any one fpeaks foreign Tongues, let him speak but two, or three at the most, and one after the other, and let another Man interpret what he fays.

2 Cor. xiii. 5. Inftead of these harfh Words, except ye be reprobates; our Author literally renders the Original, except ye be without Proof, viz. that you are in the Faith.

Phil. ii. 6. Mr. Le Cene tranflates this much controverted Place, as follows-Whe having a divine Majefy did not affume to bimfelf to be equal with God (g). That this is the true Meaning of the Original appears plainly by what the Apoftle adds, (ver. 9.) Therefore did God highly exalt him; for how could he be exalted had he been already equal to God; and in this Senfe did the moft Part, and perhaps all the Fathers, in the three first Centuries, take it (b),

I Thef. iv. 6. Let no Man go beyond and defraud bis Brother. Our Author thinks

(g) Synop. Crit. T. v. p. 850. Clarke's Script. Account. p. 178. and the Gospel, Tom. i. p. 339. T. iii. p.

that

(b) See Dr. S.

Lardner's Cred. of 339 & 398. T. vi.

p. 815.

that here a fignifies Intemperance with respect to women, and accordingly he tranflates it thus: Let no Man defile the Bed of his Brother through an infatiable Lewdness,

&c.

Tit. ii. 13. The glorious appearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jefus Chrift.Mr. Le Cene hath; of the great God, and of our Saviour Jefus Chrift; which is most probably St. Paul's Meaning; there being no where in his Epistles an Instance to the contrary (i).

Heb. i. 5. Thou art my Son, this Day have 1 begotten thee. Mr. Le Cene fays that the Hebrew Verb Jalad, made ufe of in the 2d. Pfalm from which these Words are taken, fignifies to bring up children of whom one is not the Father, as well as to begetThat it has the former Senfe, Gen. 1. 23. and 2 Sam. xxi. 8. As alfo in the 2d Pfalm where it is applied to David when he was raised to the Throne-and that therefore we ought to tranflate this Paffage thus: This Day have I raised thee to the fovereign Authority. It plainly appears by the Context that the fole Intent of the Holy Writer is to speak of the Power, or kingly Office conferred upon Chrift by God Almighty, and not of his being begotten, either before time was,

(i) Syn. crit. T. v, p. 1159.

as

as the Son of God, or fince time is, as the Son of Man. If this Translation be right, it muft alfo take Place in the following Verfe, and inftead of the Words made ufe of in our Verfion, we are to fay, "when "be fhall bring in his dear or moft exalted Son "into the World," for the fecond Time, he "will fay, let all the Angels of God adore, or be fubfervient to, him." This may alfo be applied to Rom. viii. 29. Coloff. i. 15. Revelat. i. 5.

Hebr. vii. 3.

Melchifedec was without Father, without Mother, without Defcent, having neither Beginning of Days, nor End of Life, &c. Thefe Words are liable to many Difficulties ftill unfolved, unless we should receive Outramus's Commentary, which Mr. Le Cene is tempted to introduce into his Verfion; viz. Melchifedec was the first and most confiderable of his Family, having had neither Predeceffor, nor Succeffor in bis Office; and in this he was made like unto the Son of God.

Heb. xii. 1. Inftead of thefe Words, Let us lay afide every Weight and the Sin which doth fo easily befet us; he makes use of this far better Tranflation; Let us lay afide all Manner of Prefumption, which is a Sin fo deceitful, or fo apt to bring us into Peril.

1 Pet. ii. 8. Inftead of this fhocking Sentence, that those who are disobedient to the Word, were thereunto appointed, our Author tranflates

tranflates the Original thus; they are Rebels to the Word which was let by, or appointed

for their Ufe.

I fhall end here my Account of Mr. Le Cene's new Verfion of the Bible. I thought it well deferved the feveral Abftracts I have given of it. Tho' there are many things wanting to this Performance, yet it is a most useful one; and I earnestly wish some learned Gentleman would attempt fuch a thing in English, and adorn it with the feveral Improvements that either escaped Mr. Le Cene, or were made fince his Death, in the Study of the Holy Scriptures. To fay that a Man, even of a fmall Capacity, may understand enough in them to obtain eternal Happiness, is nothing to the Purpose. A Man, who never heard of the Bible, may alfo get that Happiness, and this is certainly the Cafe of the greatest Number. Is not the Gofpel of great Ufe to attain that most defireable End? Is it not most particularly fo to those who have received but an indifferent Education? This, I believe, will be eafily granted by every fincere Chriftian. The Confequence is plain, and will be very eafily drawn by every one of my Readers.

ARTICLE

ARTICLE. VI.

An Abstract of feveral Experiments and Obfervations on Mrs. Stephens's Remedy to cure the Stone; prefented to the Paris Royal Academy of Sciences, (a) by Mr. Morant,

N the Year 1738 the Academy gave

IN

Orders to Mr. Morant to examine whether Mrs. Stephen's Remedy is really fit to cure the Stone, and make feveral Experiments on that Subject. And here is a fhort Account of the Report he made fifteen Months after.

He divides into four Claffes the Patients who were under his Care, mentioning their Age, their Disorder, the Time they took the Remedies, and fome Obfervations he made on fome Cafes. The Lift is too long and must be abstracted.

The first Class is compofed of five People, who tried these Remedies against Pains in the Back, or in the Bladder, arifing from a different Caufe than the Stone.

The Remedies were of Service to thofe who complained of Obftructions in their Reins,and even of Nephritick Cholicks : they encreased the Pains of those whofe Urine

(a) Memoires de l'Acad. pr. 1740, Vol. I. p. 253.

was