England, to which Burgon subscribed.15 Thus, it may be, as Hills and Letis suggest, that Burgon’s rejection of the TR was related to its origin with Erasmus, who was not a bishop.16 Since preservation was an important ingredient in Burgon’s text-critical views, it is not surprising that we should see the argument from preservation used by his followers in the MT camp. It is quite prominent in Wilbur Pickering’s articulation,17 though it receives less emphasis in Zane Hodges’ writings.18 However,