It is evident that it wants but a very little for those words to have established their claim to a permanent place in the Text.

Readings just as slenderly supported have been actually adopted before now[157].
I proceed to cite another instance; and here the success of an ordinary case of Lectionary licence will be perceived to have been complete: for besides recommending itself to Lachmann, Tischendorf, Tregelles, and Westcott and Hort, the blunder in question has established itself in the pages of the Revised Version.

Reference is made to an alteration of the Text occurring in certain copies of Acts iii.

1, which will be further discussed below[158].

When it has been stated that these copies are [Symbol: Aleph]ABCG,--the Vulgate,--the two Egyptian versions,--besides the Armenian,--and the Ethiopic,--it will be admitted that the Ecclesiastical practice which has resulted in so widespread a reading, must be primitive indeed.