CHAPTER II

ON THE GENUINENESS OF THE BOOKS.--Mr. Taylor's arguments to prove that the writings of the New Testament are spurious. Exposure of his dishonesty in quoting from Dr. Lardner. Mr. P. Smith's refutation of his allegation that the Scriptures were altered by the Emperor Anastasius. Exposure of his dishonesty in quoting from Beausobre. Refutation of his allegation that the Scriptures were altered by Lanfranc. Refutation of his argument drawn from the various readings. The passage of the Unitarian New Version cited by Mr. Taylor in support of his allegation. Dr. Bentley on the various readings. Gaussen on the various readings. Tables illustrative of the various readings. Trouble of Bengel about the integrity of the original text. The success of his labors in sacred criticism 84

SECTION I.--Taylor's dishonesty in referring to the works of Herbert Marsh, in support of his allegation that the manuscript from which the received text was taken was stolen from the librarian. Explanation of the story of the sale of the manuscript to a skyrocket maker. Taylor's falsehood in his pretended reference to Bishop Marsh, in support of his allegation that for the principal passage in the book of Revelation there was no original Greek. Notice of Mr. Taylor's charge that the tendency of the New Testament is immoral and wicked. J. J. Rousseau's testimony to the morality of the Gospel. Exposure of Mr. Taylor's dishonesty in quoting from Mosheim in support of his allegation that ecclesiastical historians admit their inability to show when or by whom the New Testament Scriptures were written. Refutation of his allegation. The Apocryphal books collected and published by Jeremiah Jones. Refutation of Mr. Taylor's assertion what he terms the true and genuine gospel. Refutation of Mr. Taylor's objection on the ground of modernisms contained in some passages of the New Testament, and the ignorance of the four evangelists of the geography and statistics of Judea. The summing up of the argument on the genuineness of the New Testament Scriptures 107