IT has been said that the three classes of witnesses to which we have to appeal for the determination of the true text of the New Testament, are manuscripts of the Greek text, translations into other languages made from that text, and citations in the Fathers of the Church. We have first to make a comparative estimate of these three classes. Of the three it will appear that we must look first and chiefly to manuscripts of the Greek text. For, 1. As to citations
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