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The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels

CHAPTER VIII
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Add, that Nonnus[187] (A.D.

400) recognizes it: that the texts of Chrysostom[188] and of Cyril[189] do the same; and that both those Fathers (to say nothing of Euthymius and Theophylact) in their Commentaries expressly bear witness to its genuineness:--and, With what shew of reason can it any longer be pretended that some Critics, including the Revisers, are warranted in leaving out the words ?...

It were to trifle with the reader to pursue this subject further.

But how did the words ever come to be omitted?
Some early critic, I answer, who was unable to see the exquisite proprieties of the entire passage, thought it desirable to bring ver.

16 into conformity with ver.


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