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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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