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1808.] Lxvtracts from the Port-folio of a Man of Letters. 
sor; and he who is master of the one, 
may also, in a few months a, be 
masterof the see 
“ Secondly: there being very few 
books extant in 1 the Syriack laneu ave, EX- 
cept the version of the Bible, E cannot 
suppose, that there would be employ- 
ment enough for a professor in that single 
study. 
se Thirdly: {find a canon in the council 
of Vienne, under Pope Clement V. which 
requires, that there should be a professor 
of Hebrew, Chaldee, and Arabick, in the 
University oF Gxtord ; and should this be 
settled in such a manner, it answers ex- 
actly to the design of that council; and, 
if the Syriack language i is added to it, then 
the four most dsctul of the o jental lan 
guages will be promoted by professors tor 
that purpose. 
Fourthly: the Chaldee is absolutely 
aera not only for the unders standing 
the Paraphrase on the Bible, but also of 
the Jewish commentators, the Masorites 
and the Talmud; so that without it, a 
student cannot make a much greater pro- 
Acieucy in the Jewish learning than whak 
is contained in the Hebrew pil , 
“ Fifthly: A Chaldee lecture will; in 
My Opihion, encourage the reat! stu 
dics more than the Syriack alone: ‘The 
natural method is, to begin with the He- 
brew Bible. Now the Bible cannot be 
read over without some understanding of 
the Chaldee; because a great part of 
Daniel aud Ezra, and a verse in Jere- 
miah, is written in that language. This 
done, a student will be:capable of pros 
filing by such a lecture. The aitinity of 
these two languages wilf-be an encou- 
ragement to proceed to the third, i 
every one, who reads the Chaldee in th 
Hebrew Bible, will be in hopes of oe a. 
professorship; which may be a greater 
encouragement to fature iiiustry. 
“ Lastly: The encouragement of the 
+h aldee language may be the best reans 
fur the conversion .of the Jews. The 
see are all skilled in the Hebrew and 
Chaldee; but they know nothing of the 
Syriack 5 and the best arguments. against 
them mav be taken from the Chaldee 
Paraphrase, for which they have a great 
esteem. Thus may our divines be train- 
ed up to confute them from their own 
authors, and to batile them with their own 
weapons. We think it plain, from Scrip- 
ture, that. a time will. come when thre 
Jews shall be converted to the Chiistian 
faith; and Liope the time is near. Now 
the saune God, who ordaims the end, dis 
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rects to means; aud probably such a 
pious benefactor may be an instrument 
for such a glorious purpose, and may aé- 
cordingly hope for the reward (Dan. xi. 
3) of those who turn many to, righte- 
ousness, wlich is, to shine as the stars for 
ever asd ever. 
‘s Asfor the timesin which such lectures 
should be read, if f might give my ad- 
vice, it should be once a week both in 
term and vacation throughout the year; 
the holidays, Christmas, Lent, aster and 
Witsunside, excepted ; and that the lec-~ 
tures should be alternately for each 
month in the year, one month fer Chal- 
dee and anether for Symiack...\Thus ail 
whe come to keep the iaster.and Act 
terms, might hearlectures for..beth lan- 
caages. And as the Hebrew Jectures are 
appointed to’be read in.term time, and 
the Arabick im the vacation,so there might 
be two lectures at least weekly im the 
ae studies throughout the year, cx 
pting the times before- mentioned. 
““ 1 aim, reverend Sir, 
an Se Norse most humble : 
“and atiectionate Servant, 
‘ ArntHUR Beprorpy 
REMARKABLE. EXTRACT FROM THE Pas 
RISH REGISTER OF EAST DOWN, IN THR 
COUNTY OF SUSSEK. | 
“In the death of Agnes and Jolfan 
Payne, buried both Feb, 1. 1560, is oné 
thing we vnehty recording diligently to be 
noted. Tbe elder sister, called Agnes, 
being vety sicke unto the d eath, speecli- 
less and as was thong wht basulor e of speak- 
Ing, after she had lyen about twenty-four 
hours without speech, at last, upon a 
sudden, cryed out to her sister to make 
herself ha and to come with her: 
her sister Johan, bemg abroad about 
other aes 3 was called for; whe, 
being come to her sicke sister, demaund- 
inge how she did, she very lowd 
and earnestly bad her sister make her 
ready, she staid for her, and could not 
go without her; wathin halfan hour after, 
Johan was taken very sicke, which en- 
creasing allthe night upon her, her other 
sister still calling | her to Come away, in 
the morning they both departed this 
wretched world together. 
“ Testified by divers ould 
persons yet divinge, which I have.nyself 
heard their father, winist he was alive, 
report. 
ARTHUR POLLARD, Vicare 
Hen. HomEwoop, 
Jn. Pupp, 
t Churchwardens,” 
i Wey es wAULUS! 
and_honest. 
