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Myfteries of the Holy Trinity^ and of the Di- 

 vinity of our Blejfed Saviour^ and deny that 

 lie was put to Death, and fay that another 

 in his S^lape was Crucified by the Jews^ and 

 that he hinifelf was afTumed into Heaven in 

 his Body without dying at all, andc^nfequent- 

 iy they will not own, that he fatisfyed Di- 

 vine Juftice for the Sins of the World ^ fb 

 great an affinity is there between the He- 

 refie of Socinm and profefs'd Mahometan 

 nifm, 



I could never yet fee any Twkijh Tranfla- 

 tion of the Alcoran ; they cry up the Ele- 

 gance of the Style, which being Enthufiaftick 

 and High-flown, by reafon alio of the tinck- 

 ling of the Periods, is very delightful to their 

 Ears, who feem to be affefted with Rhime 

 mightily. Though I fuppofe it is upon a more 

 Politick Account, that they are fo averfe, as to 

 the tranflating it into their vulgar Language , 

 not but of refpeft to the Sacrednefs of the 

 Original only, whofe fulV commanding Ex- 

 prefTions they think cannot be tranflated 

 without a great diminution to the Senfe ; but 

 to keep it in greater Veneration among the 

 People, who might be apt to Slight and Dif-- 

 efteem it, fhould it become thus common a- 

 mong them. It' is enough, that the Friefts 

 and Learned Men explain tlie difficult Fafla- 

 ges of it to the People, and write Com- 

 mentaries for the ufe of the more Curious 

 and Inquifitive. The Terfim^ on the con- 

 trary think it no difparagem.ent to the Ara- 

 bick^ or' Profanation of the Senfe, to. Tran- 

 Hate this curfed Book into their own Lan- 

 guage, and Copies are frequent arAOjig them. 



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