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(11) Next, the ANONYMOUS AUTHOR claims notice [A.D. 430], whose composition is found in the Appendix to the works of Athanasius. See above, page 475.

(12) You will be anxious to see your friend EUTHALIUS, BISHOP OF SULCA, duly recognized in this enumeration. He comes next. [A.D. 458.] The discussion concerning him will be found above, at page 459 to page 461.

(13) MACEDONIUS II, PATRIARCH OF CP. [A.D. 496] must of necessity be mentioned here, as I have very fully explained at page 470 to page 474.

(14) To the VIth century belongs the GEORGIAN Version, as already noted at page 454.

(15) And hither is to be referred the testimony of SEVERUS, BISHOP OF ANTIOCH [A.D. 512], which has been already particularly set down at page 458.

(16) To the VIIth century [A.D. 616] belongs the HARKLEIAN (or PHILOXENIAN) Version; concerning which, see above, page 450. ”That Te??

was the reading of the ma.n.u.scripts from which this Version was made, is put beyond reach of doubt by the fact that in twelve of the other places where e?s?e?a occurs,(1089) the words ?????? ???? (or ???? ??????) ('_beauty-of-fear_') are found _without_ the addition of ???? (or ????) ('G.o.d'). It is noteworthy, that on the thirteenth occasion (1 Tim. ii. 2), where the Peschito reads '_fear of_ G.o.d,' the Harkleian reads '_fear_'

only. On the other hand, the Harkleian margin of Acts iii. 12 expressly states that e?s??a is the Greek equivalent of ?????? ???? (or ????

??????) ('_beauty-of-fear_'). This effectually establishes the fact that the author of the Harkleian recension found Te?? in his Greek ma.n.u.script of 1 Tim. iii. 16.”(1090)

(17) In the VIIIth century, JOHN DAMASCENE [A.D. 730] pre-eminently claims attention. He is _twice_ a witness for Te?? ?fa?e????, as was explained at page 457.

(18) Next to be mentioned is EPIPHANIUS, DEACON OF CATANA; whose memorable testimony at the 2nd Nicene Council [A.D. 787] has been set down above, at page 475. And then,

(19) THEODORUS STUDITA of CP. [A.D. 790],-concerning whom, see above, at pages 475-6.

(20), (21) _and_ (22). To the IXth century belong the three remaining uncial codices, which alike witness to Te?? ?fa?e???? ?? sa???:-viz. the ”COD. MOSQUENSIS” (K); the ”COD. ANGELICUS” (L); and the ”COD.

PORPHYRIa.n.u.s” (P).

(23) The SLAVONIC VERSION belongs to the same century, and exhibits the same reading.

(24) Hither also may be referred several ancient SCHOLIA which all witness to Te?? ?fa?e???? ?? sa???, as I explained at page 476.

(25) To the Xth century belongs c.u.mENIUS [A.D. 990], who is also a witness on the same side. See page 476.

(26) To the XIth century, THEOPHYLACT [A.D. 1077], who bears express testimony to the same reading. See page 476.

(27) To the XIIth century, EUTHYMIUS [A.D. 1116], who closes the list with his approving verdict. See page 476.

And thus we reach a period when there awaits us a ma.s.s of testimony which transports us back (_per saltum_) to the Church's palmiest days; testimony, which rightly understood, is absolutely decisive of the point now under discussion. I allude to the testimony of EVERY KNOWN COPY OF S.

PAUL'S EPISTLES except the three, or four, already specified, viz. D of S.

Paul; ?, 17, and perhaps 73. A few words on this last head of Evidence may not be without the grace of novelty even to yourself. They are supplementary to what has already been offered on the same subject from page 443 to page 446.

The copies of S. Paul's Epistles (in cursive writing) supposed to exist in European libraries,-not including those in the monasteries of Greece and the Levant,(1091)-amount to at least 302.(1092) Out of this number, 2 are fabulous:(1093)-1 has been destroyed by fire:(1094)-and 6 have strayed into unknown localities.(1095) Add, that 37 (for various reasons) are said not to contain the verse in question;(1096) while of 2, I have been hitherto unsuccessful in obtaining any account:(1097)-and it will be seen that the sum of the available cursive copies of S. Paul's Epistles is exactly 254.

Now, that 2 of these 254 cursive copies (viz. Paul 17 and 73)-exhibit ??,-you have been so eager (at pp. 71-2 of your pamphlet) to establish, that I am unwilling to do more than refer you back to pages 443, -4, -5, where a few words have been already offered in reply. Permit me, however, to submit to your consideration, as a set-off against those _two copies_ of S. Paul's Epistles which read ??,-the following _two-hundred and fifty-two copies_ which read Te??.(1098) To speak with perfect accuracy,-4 of these (252) exhibit ? Te?? ?fa?e????;(1099)-1, ?? Te??;(1100)-and 247, Te?? absolutely. The numbers follow:-

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 16. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.

43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 52. 55. 56. 57. 59. 62. 63. 65. 67. 68. 69.

70. 71. 72. 74. 75. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 90. 91.

92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107.

108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 120. 121. 122. 123. 125.

126. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141.

142. 143. 144. 145. 149. 150. 151. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 164.

165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180.