The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus ChristTranslated from the Latin Vulgate: and diligently compared with the original Greek . The foUmoing letter of hif^ Holivesx Pius the Sixlk to the most Rev. Anthony Martini,Archbishop of Florence, on his translation of the Holy Bible into Italian, shows the benefitwhich the faithful may reap from their having the Holy Scriptures in the vulgar tongue. POPE PIUS THE SIXTH. Beloved Son :—Health and apostolical benediction. At a time that a vast numberof bad books, whicli grossly attack the Catholic relinrion, are circulated evenamong the unlearne
The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus ChristTranslated from the Latin Vulgate: and diligently compared with the original Greek . The foUmoing letter of hif^ Holivesx Pius the Sixlk to the most Rev. Anthony Martini,Archbishop of Florence, on his translation of the Holy Bible into Italian, shows the benefitwhich the faithful may reap from their having the Holy Scriptures in the vulgar tongue. POPE PIUS THE SIXTH. Beloved Son :—Health and apostolical benediction. At a time that a vast numberof bad books, whicli grossly attack the Catholic relinrion, are circulated evenamong the unlearned, to the great destruction of souls, you judge exceedingly well, thatthe faUhful should be excited to the reading of the holy scriptures: for these are themost abundant sources ^vhich ought to be left open to every one, to draw from thempurity of morals and of doctrine, to eradicate the errors which are so widely disseminatedin these corrupt times. This you have seasonably effected, as you declare, by publish-ing the sacred writings in the language of your country, suitable to every ones capa-city; especially when you shew and se
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