in more cafes than mine, I fhall take the liberty of fuggefting another, for their next number, fhorter indeed, but nearly of the fame import: I have indeed, unbidden, I acknowledge, boldly, and undauntedly, volunteered hitherto in an arduous enterprize, an irkfome, hazardous, and unprofitable warfare; namely, as occafion may arise, calmly and difpaffionately to infpect the reigning publications, (efpecially the periodical) which appear to have most influence in leading and biafling THE PUBLIC MIND: And as far as "the learning and talents" which the B. C. are pleased to allow me, may compass, fairly and fully, to expofe, and, by a more difficult task, rectify, to the best of my ability, momentous errors, undermining or unfettling the main foundations of RELIGION and PHILOSOPHY; actuated from the outfetting,-fo help me GoD!--by no personal views; but by an honeft with and anxious endeavour to promote the PUBLIC GOOD-But their charge of " Prefumption," I utterly difclaim, and indignantly retort:-I never attempt difquifitions, to which I am altogether incompetent * :-I never affert without proof:- I never hazard a cenfure on any opinion (and opinions not perfons are my object) without firft ftating the grounds of that cenfure, "religiously, and cautiously :" Nor am I arrogantly tenacious of my own untenable "imaginations;" I have publicly retracted mistakes: And on more than one occafion, I have given the B. C. the credit they deserved; and shall not withhold it again; -I will therefore, with confcious innocence, fay unto them, *See alfo the mistakes of the B. C. on the Shepherd Dynafty in Egypt, expofed, British Magazine, September, 1800, p. 178.—And their mistakes in Sacred Chrong logy, to be exposed, in a future Appendix. THE TARGUMIM OR CHALDEE PARAPHRASES, Of ONKELOS, of JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL, (falfely fo called) and of JERUSALEM, Onkelos. he him. THIS ON THE LAW OF MOSES. Genefis, Chap. 5. v. 1. HIS is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that the Lord created Man, in the likeness of God made Pfeudo-Jonathan. This is the book* of the genealogy of Adam. In the day that the Lord created Man, in the image of the Lord made he him. 2. 0. Male and female created he them; and he bleffed them, and called their name Man, in the day that they were created. *Of the family, or lineage of the generations. P. J. Male P. J. Male and female created he them, and blessed them in the name of his word, and called their name Man, in the day that they were created. 3. D. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat in his own likeness one who refembled him, and called his name Sheth. P. J. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat Sheth, who refembled his image and his likeness. (For, before that, Chavah had brought forth Kain, who did not refemble him.) And Hebel had been killed by his hands, for which Kain was banished, and his feed is not inrolled in the book of the lineage of Adam: And after this she bare one, who refembled him, and called his name Sheth. 4. 0. And the days of Adam after he had begotten Sheth were eight hundred years, and he begat fons and daughters. P.J. And the days of Adam after he had begotten Sheth were eight hundred years, and he begat fons and daughters. J. Eight hundred years and in those years he begat fons and daughters. 0. 5. And all the days of Adam which he lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died. J. And he died, and was gathered from the midst of the world. 6. 0. And Sheth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enosh. 7. 0. And Sheth lived after he had begotten Enofh eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. 8. O. And all the days of Sheth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died. P. J. And all the days of Sheth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died. 9. 0. And Enosh lived ninety years, and begat Kenan. P. J. And Enofh lived ninety years, and begat Kenan. 10. O. And Enofh lived after he had begotten Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat fons and daughters. P. J. And Enofh lived after he had begotten Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat fons and daughters. 11. O. And all the days of Enofh were nine hundred and five he died. years, and P. J. And all the days of Enofh were nine hundred and five years, and he died. 12. O. And Kenan lived feventy years, and begat Mahalalel. P, J. And Kenan lived feventy years, and begat Mahalalel. 13. O. And Kenan lived after he had begotten Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and begat fons and daughters. P.J. And Kenan lived after he had begotten Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and begat fons and daughters. 0. he died. 14. And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years, and P. J. And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died. 15. 0. And Mahalalel lived fixty-five years, and begat Jared. P.J. And Mahalalel lived fixty-five years, and begat Jared. 16. O. And Mahalalel lived after he had begotten Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat fons and daughters. P. J. And Mahalalel lived after he had begotten Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat fons and daughters. 17. O. And all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died. P. J. And all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninetyfive years, and he died. 18. O. And Jared lived an hundred and fixty-two years, and begat Chanoch. P. J. And Jared lived an hundred and fixty-two years, and begat Chanoch. 19. O. And Jared lived after he had begotten Chanoch eight hundred years, and begat fons and daughters. P. J. And Jared lived after he had begotten Chanoch eight hundred years, and begat fons and daughters. 20. O. And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and fixty-two years, and he died. P. J. And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and fixty-tw● years, and he died. 21. O. And Chanoch lived fixty-five years, and begat Methushalach. P. J. And Chanoch lived fixty-five years, and begat Methushalach. 22. 0. And Chanoch walked in the fear of the Lord after he had begotten Methufhalach three hundred years, and begat fons and daughters. P. J. And Chanoch worthipped in truth before the Lord after he had begotten Methufhalach three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. 23. 0. And all the days of Chanoch were three hundred and fixty-five years. P. J. And all the days of Chanoch, with the inhabitants of the earth, were three hundred and fixty-five years. 24. O. And Chanoch walked in the fear of the Lord; and he was not, although the Lord did not cause him to die. P.J. And Chanoch worshipped in truth before the Lord; and behold! he he was not with the inhabiters of the earth; for he was taken away, and ascended into* heaven, by the word in the presence of the Lord, and his name was called Metatron, the great fcribe. J. And Chanoch worshipped before the Lord in truth; and behold! he was not; for he was taken away by the word from the presence of the Lord. 25. 0. And Methufhalach lived an hundred and eighty-feven years, and begat Lemech. P. J. And Methufhalach lived an hundred and eighty-feven years, and begat Lemech. 26. 0. And Methushalach lived after he had begotten Lemech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begat fons and daughters. P. J. And Methufhalach lived after he had begotten Lemech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begat fons and daughters. 27. 0. And all the days of Methushalach were nine hundred and fixty-nine years, and he died. P.J. And all the days of Methushalach were nine hundred and fixtynine years, and he died. 28. 0. And Lemech lived an hundred and eighty-two years, and begat a fon. P. J. a fon. And Lemech lived an hundred and eighty-two years, and begat 29. 0. And he called his name Noach, faying, This fame fhall comfort us concerning our work, and the labor of our hands, because of the earth which the Lord hath curfed. P.J. And he called his name Noach, faying, This fame fhall comfort us for our work which is not fuccessful, and for the labors of our hands, because of the earth which the Lord hath curfed on account of the fins of the fons of men. 30. 0. And Lemech lived after he had begotten Noach five hundred and ninety-five years, and begat fons and daughters. P. J. And Leech lived after he had begotten Noach five hundred and ninety-five years, and begat fons and daughters. 31. 0. And all the days of Lemech were seven hundred and seventy-feven years, and he died. P. J. And all the days of Lemech were feven hundred and seventyfeven years, and he died. 32. 0. And Noach was five hundred years old:† and Noach begat Shem, Cham, and Japheth. P.J. And Noach was five hundred years old :† and Noach begat Shem, Cham, and Japheth. * The expanse, or firmament. † A fon of five hundred years. 4 SYNOPSIS of the BIBLICAL CHRONOLOGY of the Age of the first World, from the Creation to the Deluge, according to the Hebrew Text. TO THE EDITORS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCHMAN'S MAGAZINE. GENTLEMEN, WHETHER this Effay was intended for publication, cannot now be known. Mr. W. Ludlam's Theological MSS. were bequeathed by him to his brother T. Ludlam; but Mr. T. Ludlam was warned by his brother, to take a copy of this Effay in the life-time of the author, fince he would probably never fee the original after his death. Mr. T. L. availed himself of the information, and found the prophecy a true one. AN ESSAY UPON RELIGIOUS CONVERSATION. WE find in the writings of certain Divines much faid to fhew that conversation ought ALWAYS to be upon religious subjects, even in public and mixed companies. Those who, upon fuch occafions, fpeak on the ufual topics-the public occurrences of the nation, or the more private ones of their own town, or their own families, matters of literature, or improvements in arts or sciences; thofe, and all who join in fuch earthly converfation, are cenfured, as having no liking to religious fubjects; are reproached with a want of power to introduce them; and we are told*, "that to talk of God upon a vifit, would turn the hearers fick or four; and that the speaker would be branded for a rude man and a methodist." Let us enquire, then, on the principles of reafon and religion, whether all talk, except upon religious fubjects, is forbidden, particularly in what are called vifiting companies; companies of eight or ten perfons, no otherwife connected, than as neighbours living in the fame town, and invited * Berridge's Chriftian World Unmasked, p. 15. to |