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est  the motives of my silence should be misconstrued。  But now I must  be permitted to say ��between ourselves�� that it was a very  unadvised act to send such a Bible as the London one over to Spain�察 �a Bible which does the editor no credit and the Society less�察�and  it was a still more unadvised act to advertise in the prints of  Valencia that it would be given GRATIS to the poor。  Mr。 Villiers�察 �whom I consulted�察�made use of these words�此 �'How is it possible for  you ��meaning myself�� to sell books at Madrid and other places�察�when  it becomes known that those very same books are being given away at  Valencia�拭 �Moreover�察�giving away Bibles to the multitude will seem  to imply that there is some plot or conspiracy in the wind�察�and the  Government�察�with some shadow of reason�察�may be called upon to  interfere�察�and the proceedings of the Society may be brought to a  sudden stop in Spain。'  I hope you will excuse these hints�察�they  are well meant�察�and in uttering them I have�察�as you know�察�the  prosperity of our hallowed cause solely at heart。

G。 B。

��I am still very unwell。��


TO THE EDITORS OF EL ESPANOL


GENTLEMEN�察 � My attention has this moment been directed by a friend  to a letter which appeared in your journal of the 5th instant�察 �signed Jose Francisco Garcia and prefixed to a circular of the  Governor of the See of Valencia�察�the object of which is to forbid  the purchasing or reading of the Castilian version of the Bible by  Father Felipe Scio�察�as edited in London by the British and Foreign  Bible Society�察�and which the Agent of the Society at Valencia has  announced for sale。

Did the principles of the Bible Society permit them to rejoice at  the misfortunes of their fellow´creatures�察�even of their enemies�察 �the style and tone which the writer of this epistle has�察 �unfortunately for himself and his cause�察�adopted�察�would afford them  plenteous matter for congratulation。  He calls himself an  ecclesiastic and talks about 'the sacred duty of his august  ministry��' and for the purpose�察�I suppose�察�of showing how strictly  he fulfils the precepts of his mild Master and Redeemer�察�he styles  the Society in question 'an infernal Society��' and speaks of 'its  accursed fecundity。'  Goodly words�  �Charitable words�  �May I be  permitted to enquire in what part of the sacred writings he found  them recommended�拭 �Perhaps in the following text of the Vulgate�此�


'Vae vobis Scribae et Phariseai hypocritae�察�qui decimatis mentham�察 �et anethum�察�et cyminum�察�et reliquistis quae graviora sunt legis�察 �JUDICIUM�察�ET MISERICORDIAM�察�et fidem。  Haec oportuit facere�察�et  illa non omittere。'

Matt。 cap。 xxiii。 vers。 23。

Ay de vosotros�察�Escribas y Phariseos hipocritas�察�que diezmais la  yerba buena�察�y el eneldo�察�y el comino�察�y habeis dexado las cosas�察 �que son mas importantes de la Ley�察�LA JUSTICIA�察�Y LA MISERICORDIA�察 �y la fe�  �Esto era menester hacer�察�y no dexar lo otro。


The British and Foreign Bible Society is an infernal society and  consequently its members�察�one and all�察�are children of the devil。   Now�察�what is required to constitute a child of the devil�察�according  to the opinion of the Founder of Christianity ´ of Jesus ´ the  Living Word ´ the Eternal God�拭 �Let me quote HIS own words�察 �according to the Vulgate�察�the book of the Church of Rome��


'Vos ex patre diabolo estis�此 �et desideria patris vestri vultis  facere。  Ille homicida erat ab initio�察�et in veritate non stetit�察 �quia non est veritas in eo�此 �cum loquitur mendacium�察�ex propriis  loquitur�察�quia mendax est et pater ejus。'

Joan。 cap。 viii。 vers。 44。

'Vosotros sois hijos del diablo�察�y quereis cumplir los deseos de  vuestro padre�此 �el fue homicida desde el principio�察�y no permanecio  en la verdad�察�porque no hay verdad en el�此 �quando habla mentira�察�de  suyo habla�察�porque es mentiroso�察�y padre de la mentira。'


By this it should appear that the infernal Bible Society by the  propagation of the Scriptures merely fulfils the desire of its  father the devil�察�and disseminates that which is his。  Being a  child of the devil it cannot propagate truth�察�it propagates the  Gospel�察�and nothing else ´ ERGO�察�the Gospel is a lie and the father  of it the devil。

But the Bible Society is accused�察�not only in the circular�察�but in  the epistle which introduces it to the ESPANOL�察�of vending a  mutilated and curtailed version of the holy books。  It is accused  of omitting six of the books which are generally bound up with what  is denominated the Bible�察�viz。�察�Tobias�察�Judith�察�Baruch�察�Sabiduria�察 �Eclesiastico�察�y 1* y 2* de los Machabeos。  The CHRISTIAN  ECCLESIASTIC�察�the author of the epistle�察�in indignation at this  omission becomes suddenly argumentative�察�and puts a case to the  heretics�察�which he deems in point�察�'Si vieran la luz publica las  obras de Lutero mutiladas en sus PRINCIPALES CAPITULOS�察�y  transformadas en cierto modo sus maximas y preceptos�察�que  diligencias no practicarian sus secuaces y discipulos�拭 �Se  levantarian a una en tropas numerosas para sostener el honor de su  preceptor�察�y con el fin de dejar en su justo lugar a su amado  maestre�察�recurririan a sus escritos originales�察�manifestarian en su  apoyo los manuscritos�察�apelarian a todo linage de argumentos para  acreditar la ilegitimidad de aquella edicion�察�y emplearian sus  declamaciones y raciocinios para ascar los medios rateres e  ilicitos de que se valia el catolicismo。'

Hear it in Gath� �hear it in Gilead� �hear it on the hills of Israel�  �yea let the furthest corners of the earth hear it�  �The PRINCIPAL  CHAPTERS of the Bible are not those of the New Testament�察�which  contains the will and words of the Saviour�察�by whom we are to be  judged ´ not those of Isaiah�察�who foretold so beautifully and  distinctly the coming of that Saviour to the world ´ not those of  Moses�察�who wrote of things in their earliest date�察�and so nobly  depicted the progress of the creation�察 � but those of the books of  Tobit�察�Baruch�察�etc。�察�books which the Roman Church itself has called  apocryphal�察�and the greater part of which exhibit an internal  character of spuriousness which precludes the possibility of their  being the offspring of inspired minds�察�though they contain some  things useful and instructive�察�such as may be found in the writings  of the early doctors�察�who however never claimed nor were deemed to  possess the gift of inspiration from on high。

Let me here ask�此 �what is to be discovered in the chapters of  Tobit�察�etc。�察�of first rate importance to the Christian in his  worldly pilgrimage�察�or which serves to corroborate and illustrate  other parts of Scripture�拭 �Above all�察�is Christ crucified spoken of  or hinted at�察�as in the authenticated writings of the Prophets�拭 �If  not�察�what is their value in comparison with that of other books of  Scripture�察�even could their authenticity be proved��

Now to that point。  This Christian ecclesiastic calls with a loud  voice upon his brethren to prove by pamphlets and writing the  divinity of the books of Tobit�察�Judith�察�etc。  Yea�察�let them  accomplish that ´ let them bring sufficient evidence that these  apocryphal writings were held in veneration by the Jews�察�that they  enjoyed a place in the sanctuary along with the inspired writings�察 �let them show that they were penned by Prophets�察�above all LET THEM  PRODUCE THE ORIGINALS ´ and the Bible Society will immediately  admit them into its editions。  Why not�拭 �I am not aware that one  point of doctrine�察�either Protestant or Roman�察�depends upon their  reception or rejection。

In conclusion。  What struck me most on the perusal of this singular  epistle�察�all the main points of which I believe I have tolerably  well answered�察�and without much trouble�察�was the ignorance more  than childish�察�the extraordinary�察�unaccountable ignorance�察�which  the author displays on the subject on which he has written�察�and all  which relates to it�察�notwithstanding that subject is a religious  one�察�and he�察�an ecclesiastic as he gives the world to know�察 �standing forward as champion of the Church of Rome。  He is  evidently as well acquainted with Scripture and the works of the  Fathers as with the Talmud and Zend´avesta�察�and with the ideas and  dogmas of those whom he calls heretics�察�as with the religious  opinions of the Mongols and the followers of the Lama of the  Himalayan hills。  The miserable attack which�察�in his rancorous  feebleness�察�he has just committed on the Bible Society will redound  merely to his own shame and ridicule�察�and the disgrace of the sect  to which he belongs。  What could persuade him to speak of the  Vulgate�拭 �What could induce him to grasp that two´edged sword�拭  �Does it not cut off his own hands�拭 �Does the Vulgate allude to the  Bible Society�察�or to him and his fellows�察�when it cries�此�


Vae vobis legisperitis�察�quia tulistis clavem scientiae�察�ipsi non  introistis�此 �et eos�察�qui introibant�察�prohibuistis。 ´ Lucae�察�cap。  xi。 vers。 52。

'Ay de vosotros�察�Doctores de la Ley que os alzasteis con la llave  de la ciencia� �vosotros no entrasteis�察�y habeis prohibido a los que  entraban。'

And again�此�

Qui ex Deo est�察�verba Dei audit。  Propterea vos non auditis�察�quia  ex Deo non estis。 ´ Joan。 cap。 viii。 vers。 47。

'El que es de Dios�察�oye las palabras de Dios。  Por eso vosotros no  las ois�察�porque no sois de Dios。'

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