Excerpt from Illustrations of Biblical Literature Exhibiting the History and Fate of the Sacred Writings, Vol. 1: From the Earliest Period to the Present Century, Including Biographical Notices of Translators and Other Eminent Biblical Scholars Scriptures, from Dr. Stuart, of Luss, 'the translator of the Gaelic Old Testament, and the modest and learned emulator of his father's virtues and studies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.