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tisfied, that the Doctor perceiving that Otto had used too much freedom in tranflating, refolved to translate it anew from the Original.

P. 259. in Rom. 3.2.

The Doctor took what he here fays out of Rob. Sheringamius in his Notes on cap. 8. Joma. Thus Monfieur Le Clerc.

Animadv.

I grant that fome things which Dr. Hammond fays are found in Mr. Sheringham upon Foma cap.7. (not cap. 8.) but do's it follow that he took them out of him? However it will not follow that he took all that he fays out of him, tho' our Monfieur would perfuade us that he did, for he fays indefinitely The Doctor took what he here fays, &c. Dr. Hammond here differs in fome things from Mr. Sheringham. Mr. Sheringham renders the Greek word oor by Rationale, Dr. Hammond λόγιον fuppofes that it rather fignifies Orationale, because the Word or Oracle of God was revealed by it. Mr. Sheringham feems to think that befide the prominence of the Letters a voice was heard, or however the Holy Spirit did affift or direct the HighPrieft in putting the Letters together, fo

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as to make out the Anfwer, and he is dif pleased with Schikard for faying that it is certain that no voice was heard. On the other hand Dr. Hammond endeavours to shew that there was no neceffity of a voice, and that the Letters which were prominent, or which shined in the Pectoral, made the Refponse. Will our Monfieur fay that thefe things which the Doctor fays in oppofition to Mr. Sheringham, were borrow'd from him?

SECT. IX.

Of Monfieur Le Clerc's confident afferting things, and of his Nonfenfe.

I Shall only give a fingle inftance of ei

ther of these, and fo conclude these Animadverfions.

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P. 58. in S. Matth. 17. 25.

There is not any mention made of Syria in Cicero's Orations against Verres. Thus Monfieur Le Clerc.

Animadv.

We can scarce caft our eye upon any part of our Monfieur's Supplement, in which

we

we fhall not find inftances of his unparallel'd confidence in afferting things, but this feemed to me to have fomething pe culiar in it. 1. It is known that Cicero hath several Orations against Verres, and for him to have, the confidence to aver, that in all these there is not any mention of Syria, feems to be more than ordinary. 2. A little prudence would have taught him more caution, and not to have been so positive in afferting it when there was no neceffity of his faying any thing at all of it. C 3. All the ground of his affurance was, that confulting Nizolius, &c. he found that they had not obferved that Syria is mentioned in the Orations against Verres. 4. If instead of them he had confulted Cicero himself, he might have difcovered the falfity of his Affertion; for in the laft Oration in Verrem but one, the word Syria occurs at the leaft five times, whilft he is fpeaking of Antiochus one of the Kings of Syria. Reges Syria, and again, Non propter Syriæ regnum, and after that, In Syriam profecti funt, after this, Ot mos eft regius & maxime in Syria, and laftly, Dignam regno Syria. This one Inftance of our Monfieur's most vain and groundless confidence may fuffice, without mentioning the reft, which his Supplement in every page of it would very of it would very liberally have afforded us.

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P.233.

P. 233. in A&t. 17. 19.

And Pallas is feigned to have been the Goddess of War in the fame manner as Mars. Thus Monfieur Le Clerc.

Animadv.

Our Monfieur may do well to inform us in what manner Mars was the Goddess of War. He had faid a little before that he was made the God of War, which every one knows, but none before our Monfieur ever made him the Goddess of it too. This then may ferve for an inftance of his Nonfenfe. But fome may fay that however I ought not to have taken notice of fo fmall a matter as this. To which I anfwer, that I fhould not have taken notice of it, if our Monfieur had not reflected upon fo many things in Dr. Hammond, in which, if he did err, the error is very venial and inconfiderable. It will not be amifs to alledge, a few inftances of this.

P. 24. in S, Matth. 6. 11.

Our Author makes it to relate alfo to the Mind or Soul; but without any neceffity, for thofe things which concern the Soul are contain'd in the foregoing Verfes. Monfieur Le Clerc.

Thus

Animadv.

Dr. Hammond teaches us by Daily bread to understand the neceffaries of our Bodies, efpecially of our Souls. Our Monsieur will not allow this, tho' he himself muft confefs that, if it be an error, it is a very pardonable one. The reafon why he doth not allow of it is, because the things which concern the Soul are contain'd in the foregoing Verfes. As if the Petitions contain'd in the preceding Verfes had no respect at all to the Body. Are we not to hallow and glorify God both with our Bodies, ́and with our Spirits, and to pray that we may do it? Are we not to pray that not Sin but Grace may reign in our mortal Bodies, as alfo that we may do the Will of God, and fo ferve and please him in Soul and Body both? Why then may we not with Dr. Hammond understand the neceffaries for both to be fignified in this Expreffion Daily bread?

P. 24. in S. Matth. 6. 1 1.

In Prov. 30.8. 'pnons does not properly fignify food convenient for me, but my allowance or proportion of it. Thus Monfieur Le Clerc.

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