. The apocryphal books of the New Testament, being all the gospels, epistles, and other pieces now extant attributed in the first four centuries to Jesus Christ, His apostles, and their companions, not included. few observations he has hastilycollected and thrown together in this note, have already extended it to unduelength, and it must here close. * Porson-s Letters to Travis, 8vo, p. sA. Contra Eunom. productions, concerning the birth of the Virgin, her marriagewith Joseph, on the budding of his rod, the nativity of Jesus,the miracles of his Infancy, his labouring with Joseph at


. The apocryphal books of the New Testament, being all the gospels, epistles, and other pieces now extant attributed in the first four centuries to Jesus Christ, His apostles, and their companions, not included. few observations he has hastilycollected and thrown together in this note, have already extended it to unduelength, and it must here close. * Porson-s Letters to Travis, 8vo, p. sA. Contra Eunom. productions, concerning the birth of the Virgin, her marriagewith Joseph, on the budding of his rod, the nativity of Jesus,the miracles of his Infancy, his labouring with Joseph atthe carpentry trade, and the actions of his followers. Severalof the papal pageants for the populace, and the monkishmysteries performed as dramas at Chester, Coventry, New-castle, and in other parts of England, are almost verbatimrepresentations of the stories. Many valuable pictures bythe best masters—prints by the early engravers, particularlyof the Italian and German schools—wood cuts in early blackletter, and black books—and illumination of missals andmonastic MSS.—receive immediate elucidation on referringto the Apocryphal New Testament, and are without explana-tion from any other THE EMPEROR CONSTANTINE PRESENTING THE LABORS OF THE COUNCIL OF NICE TOCHRIST FOR HIS BLESSING. [Page H. FROM AN EARLY GREEK MANUSCRIPT. THE ORDER OF ALL THE BOOKS OF THE APOCRYPHAL NEW TESTAMENT, WITH Their proper Names and Number of Chapters T1TARY hath ChaptersJJX protevangelion I. Infancy .... II. Infancy . .Christ and AbgarusThe Apostles CreedLaodiceans . .Paul and SenecaPaul and Thecla I. Corinthians . II. Corinthians .Barnabas . . 8. 1. 1. 14. 12. 23. 4. 15 Ephesians hath Chapters . 4 Magnesians 4 Trallians 4 Romans 3 Philadelphians 3 Smyrnseans 3 Polycarp 3 Philippians 4 I. Hernias—Visions . , 4 II. Hermas—Commands . 12 III. Hernias—Similitudes . 10Letters of Herod and Pilate 7 (xi) PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. ALTHOUGH THE APOCRYPHAL NEW TESTAMENT W


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