A Complete History of the Several Translations of the Holy Bible, and New Testament, Into English; Both in Ms. and in Print and of the Most Remarkable Editions of Them Since the Invention of Printing (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. Excerpt from book: Section 3CO ]] .2 -, textit{ S .s s SJ2 e 5 3 J.HUUL 1 S JS s s s '! e CO 2 i- K textit{* 4J Ji " _c *- '5 "- and o JCJ U U a Set: *o ffi _4J jj . u S i ' r* S-* t F3 -- s 6 - c 1 31-83-8 S'c C OJ s-s D A A textit{fourth Tranflation of the Magnificate is at the end of a (jy) MS. textit{Englijh Pfalter in 12 of Dr. textit{Wiclif's Tranflation, a Copy of which here follows. My foule worfchipith the lord and my gooft made joie in god myn helth. For he lokide to the mekenefleof his handemayde. Lo therefore alle generacions fchullen feie I am bliflid. For he that is myghty hath do grete thingis to me, and his name is holy. And his mercy is fro kynrede to kyredis to hem that ben dredyng him. He dide myght in his arme; he fcateride proude men with thought of his herte. He putte doun myghty men of the feete: and highed meke. Hungry men he fillide with goodis: and riche he lefte empti. He took up ifrael his child thenkynge on his mercy. As he hadde fpoken to oure fadris: abraham and to his feed withouten ende. A MS. of this laft Tranflation, in the Library of textit{'Trinity College near textit{Dublin, having written on it textit{J. Pervy, it has been from thence concluded, that textit{John Puriy, or textit{Purney, was the Author of it. (z) textit{Knygbton tells us, that he was only a Curate, and, fo long as Dr. textit{Wiclif lived, boarded with him, whom, I fuppofe, he affifted in his Cure, textit{ and c. After the Doctor's death in 1384, he ufed to preach at textit{Briftow, till at length falling into the Hands of Archbifhop textit{Antndel, he was by him imprifoned in textit{(a) Salt-wood Caftle in textit{Kent, and forced to abjure the Opinions he was accufed of teachi...