CONTENTS.

DISSERTATION I.

AN ATTEMPT TO RESTORE THE ORIGINAL HEBREW

TEXT OF BALAAM'S PROPHECY CONCERNING THE

MESSIAH. Numb. xxiv. 7.

Originally suggested by the London Curate's doubt of the
correctness of the translation of John, xix. 5.-That
translation vindicated.-Reference of Pilate's declara-

tion, “Behold the Man!” to Balaam's prophecy, Num.

xxiv. 7.-Corruption of the present Hebrew text and

authenticity of the Septuagint version of the prophecy,

proved from the Chaldee paraphrast, Philo and Jo-

sephus ;—prevalence of the prophecy, from Suetonius–

-gradual corruption of the present Hebrew text, shewn

from the Syriac, Arabic and Samaritan versions;→→

probable time of its adulteration, and by whom ;—

Present and Reformed Text compared together; →→→

the grounds of the Reformation shewn;-from the

Targum of Jonathan Ben Uzziel, of Jerusalem, from

Cyprian, from the Samaritan text;-from supposed

parallel passages;-from the context; especially from

Numb. xxiv. 17;-facility of the adulteration of the

Hebrew text.

DISSERTATION II. p. 22.

ON PSALM XVI.

David, not the speaker in this Psalm, as mistakingly sup-
posed-but THE MESSIAH, as proved from the com-
mentators ;--The title of the Psalm more correctly
translated;-New Translation of the Psalm itself;-
Remarks;-The MESSIAH's trust in GoD;-as his
peculiar FATHER;" the saints upon earth," his dis-
ciples; the apostates, rejected;- Correction of the
present Hebrew text from the plural, on "thy
saints," into the singular 7707
thy saint;"- its
proofs;-10th verse not applicable to David, from the
testimony of St. Paul and St. Peter.

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DISSERTATION III. p. 38.

ON THE INTRODUCTION OF THE EPISTLE TO THE

HEBREWS.

St. Paul the author of the Epistle;-Why he did not

profess himself the author;-New translation of the

Introduction;-Remarks ;-GOD, the original author

of all Revelation, proved from Holy Writ, and from

Jewish philosophy ;-the phrase " in the prophets," ex-

plained; the peculiar Sonship of CHRIST;" the

"worlds," the visible creation; not "the ages" or

dispensations of the Socinians;Лoyos, aпаvɣaσμa,

and xapanτng, explained from the Wisdom of Solomon,

and Philo;-Superiority of CHRIST above Moses ;—

above the angels ;-Oration of Aristides, in praise of

Minerva the goddess of Wisdom, resembling Holy

Scripture;

απαυγασμα,

Scripture; eos, not the nominative, but the voca-

tive case, Heb. i. 8.

DISSERTATION IV. p. 61.

ON THE ORIGINAL PROPHECY OF CHRIST THE SON

OF DAVID. 2 Sam. vii. 1-15.

Importance of this prophecy;-A double sense of it un-

happily maintained by the generality of Christian di-

vines and expositors;-grounds of this opinion;-New

Translation of the parallel prophecies, 2 Sam. vii. 1-15;

and 1 Chron. xvii. 1-14;—and of the second parallel

prophecies, 1 Chron. xxii. 7-8; and 1 Chron. xxviii.

2-9 ;-Remarks ;-Difference of the two prophecies;

-in the times, circumstances, and persons ;-mistrans-

lation of the last parenthetical clause, " if he commit

iniquity," &c.—whence it probably originated.

DISSERTATION V. þ. 86,
p.

ON PSALM LXXXIX.

This Psalm a commentary on Nathan's prophecy;
meaning of the title Maschil;-Ethan the Ezrahite;
various guesses who he was;-by whom the Psalm was
composed, and to whom it related ;-Mistakes of Dr.
Geddes; New Translation of the Psalm itself;-
Remarks;- Kennicott's judicious rendering of ma
"as a soldier" or "warrior"-Change of the proper
name David, into the appellative, Beloved—the word
Messiah restored instead of its meaning, Anointed;
-the faithful witness in heaven, the Rainbow.

DISSERTATION VI. p. 111.

ON THE PRIMITIVE NAMES OF THE DEITY.

PART I,

The great importance and necessity of this disquisition; -insufficiency of the Disquisition thereon, in the British Critic ;-The grand cause of etymological error in this abstruse subject;-This hypothesis examined ;The two simplest and most ancient of the divine names, 38, ÆL, and 7', IAH;—Supposed derivations of 58, EL, and R, ELOH;-Strange mistake of Parkhurst; -Supposed derivations of IAI, and AнOH; -the leading ideas or significations of these primitive

names.

PART II.

p. 145.

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Objection drawn from the great abstruseness of the subject removed;-Power, the leading attribute of the DEITY among all nations ;-Mistake of Parkhurst ;→→→→ The Latin Dis or Pluto, whence derived,―further mistake of Parkhurst ;-mistake of the British Critic, respecting the application of ELOHIM to CHRIST, Ps. xlv. 6; Judg. xiii. 22;—Apparent solecism in the very beginning of Genesis rectified;-Phila's fine description of THE ORACLE OF GOD.

PART III. p. 179.

Greater difficulty of this part of the disquisition;-True meaning of 1AH, intimating" sameness;"the mystical IACCHUS of the Greeks ;—Its distinction from IAHOH; -Clarian Oracle respecting IAN;-Whence the polytheism of the philosophizing Pagans ; — degenerated

anto Atheism;-Remarkable testimony of the Pythian Oracle to the wisdom of the Chaldeans and Hebrews; --true meaning of IAHOH, signifying " one;"--communicated to CHRIST also ;-mistakes of Lindsey, Dodson, and Blaney ;-—meanings of Adon, or Adoni;—explanation of Ps. cx. 1, and correction of the Septuagint; -true derivation of Adon;-intimate connexion between the Old and New Testament ;-meaning of the mysterious title, EHIEH ASHER EHIEH, I AM WHO AM;"—enlarged in the Apocalypse;-fragments of the Orphic Hymns, and Sibylline Oracles;-Remarkable inscription on the temple of NEITH in Egypt ;meaning of AON or ON;-Indian Theology.

Mischievous double sense of this Psalm, invented by the later Jewish Rabbins ;-proved by their own confessions;-Solomon Jarchi's remarkable acknowledgment; New Translation of the Psalm ;-Remarks ;-Commentary of the Apostles thereon;- Miracle of the tribute money found in the fish's mouth, explained, and Gilpin corrected;-correction of the Masoretic punctuation of Nasachti;-Note on the present state of Sion and Calvary; the peculiar Sonship of CHRIST-the resurrection, the day of his new birth; -Voltaire's Antichristian conspiracy;-THE SON to be honoured as THE FATHER;-Conclusion of the Psalm, inapplicable to David as its object.