 Bible being laid as the general basis of the whole work. " Truly," say the translators, who were too great for the pretentiousness of a false independence, " we never thought, from the beginning, that we should need to make a new Translation, nor yet...  The History of the English Bible - Page 107by John Brown - 1912 - 136 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Anthony Johnson - 1730 - 176 pages
...The Defign, as the Preface tells us, was not to make a Tranflation altogether new, nor yet to make of a bad one a good one, but to make a good one better ; or of many ones, one principal good one, not juftly to be excepted againft. But this glorious Work did... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1791 - 500 pages
...Delïgn, as the Preface tells us, was not to make a Tranflation »Itogether new, nor yet to make of a bad one a good one, but to make a good one better; or of many ones, one principal good one, not juftly to be excepted againft. But this glorious Work did... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 430 pages
...for a new one} not, as the preface exprefles it, for a tranflation altogether new, nor yet to make of a bad one a good one, but to make a good one better, or of many good ones one beft. Fifty- four learned perfons were appointed for this office by the King,... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 pages
...a new one ; not, as the preface expresses it, for a translation altogether new, nor yet to make of a bad one a good one; but to make a good one better, or of many good ones one best Fifty-fonr learned persons were appointed for this office by the king, as... | |
 | 1815 - 404 pages
...say they, "from "the beginning, that we should "need to make a new Translation, "nor yet to make of a bad one a •'good one; but to make a good "one better, or out of many good "ones, one prineipal good one, •not justly to be exeepted against. •• . . . And in what sort did these "[translators]... | |
 | 1815 - 398 pages
...thought," say they, "from "the beginning, that we should "need to makeanewTransIation, "nor yct to make of a bad one a "good one; but to make a good "one bctter, or out of many good "ones, one principal good one, "not justly tobe excepted against. "...... | |
 | 1829 - 632 pages
...accordingly issued an order to prepare one. " Not for a translation altogether new, nor yet to make of a bad one a good one ; but to make a good one better, or of many good ones, one best." In 1604, fifty-four learned persons were appointed to this most important... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1819 - 370 pages
...a new one ; not, as the preface expresses it, for a translation altogether new, nor yet to make of a bad one a good one ; but to make a good one better, or of many good ones one best. Fifty-four learned persons were appointed forthis office by the king, as... | |
 | 1812 - 1006 pages
...for a new one ; not as the preface exprefles it, for a tranflation altogether new, nor yet to make of a bad one, a good one, but to make a good one better, or of many good ones, one bed. For this office, the king appointed fifty-four learned men, as appears... | |
 | 1824 - 588 pages
...accordingly. " Not (as expressed in the preface) for a translation altogether new, nor yet to make of a bad one a good one; but to make a good one better, or of many good ones, one best." THE great English Bible, which was in use until the reign of King James... | |
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