PART II. Containing Confiderations on the fcheme which Mr. Whiston fets up in oppofition to the allegorical Scheme. I. Mr. WHISTON's fcheme reprefented which confifts chiefly in maintaining; that the Hebrew and Greek of the Old Teftament agreed in the times of JESUS and the apoftles; that the apostles cited exactly and argu'd literally from the Greek or Septuagint tranflation; and that fince their times both thefe copies of the Old Teftament have been corrupted by the Jews, which makes it feem as if the apostles had not argu'd literally from the Old Teftament; and in propofing, by various means, to restore the text thereof as it flood in the days of JEsus and his apo ftles 97 II. That it is incredible, that the Old Teftament should be fo corrupted as Mr. WHISTON afferts 103 III. That to fuppofe the Old Testament fo corrupted as Mr. WHISTON afferts, is to give up christianity to Jews and Infidels d III IV. That 1 IV. That Mr. WHISTON is not able to reftore one prophetical quotation made out of the Old in the New Teftament, fo as to make that literally apply' which now seems allegorically apply'd I 20 VII. That the Samaritan Pentateuch is not an uncorrupt copy of the books of MOSES, and originally deriv'd from the first fepara- tion of the ten tribes themselves in the days X. Typical or allegorical reafoning defended against Mr. Whifton; wherein is a di- greffion that compares together the allego- rical fcheme and Mr. Whifton's literal THE GROUNDS and REASONS OF THE Chriftian Religion, &c. IN A LETTER to a Divine of North Britain Reverend SIR, OU feem extreamly furpriz'd upon having occafionally heard of Mr. WHISTON's Ellay to wards reftoring the true text of the Old Teftament; which title, according to you, im plies a molt anti-chriftian paradox, who have always believ'd, with the greatest part of proteftants, that the text of the Old, as well as New Teftament, has been the peculiar care of providence, and conftantly preferv'd pure and uncorrupted. And I am no lefs furpriz'd, that you should defire fome account of that book; who very lately would have thought fuch curiosity to be an evil inclination and temptation of the devil; who never enquir vil; who never enquir'd after any books written |