Theories of Philosophy and Religion, compared with the Christian Themy
as set forth by St Paul in his Letter to the Romans. By J. H. Latham, M.A. (Longmans.)—Mr. Latham's reviews of various theories, of philosophy, the "Positive," the "Atheistical," &c., are, without con- taining mach that is very novel or forcible, acute enough. His translation of the Epistle to the Romans, is a very strange document. It is an attempt to shako off all conventional and theological terms, and to. render literally. We are bold to say that the result is that no one can possibly understand the English without knowing something about the Greek. Here, for instance, are the first sentences. "Slave of Anointed, Jesus, called to be Messenger ; marked off for God's glad-tidings, which he promised before through the prophets of his in sacred writings, about his non; who, as to flesh, came from David's seed ; who was marked out a son of God in power as to a spirit of sacredness, from a rising up of the dead ; Jesus anointed, our Lord; through whom we received favour and a mission unto an attention to trust amongst all the nations, for the sake of his name ; amongst which nations you are also called of anointed Jesus : To all who are in Rome beloved of God, called and sacred ; Favour- to you, and peace, from God our father and our Lord anointed Jesus.' Now is this intelligible ? "Obedience of the faith" may be a conven- tional rendering of " blrazoiv gicrroo4," but it gives some intelligible notion, whereas " an attention to trust" does not.
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