TY - GEN T1 - The sacred classics defended and illustratedor, an essay humbly offer'd towards proving the purity, propriety, and true eloquence of the writers of the New Testament. In the first of which those divine writings are vindicated against the charge of barbarous language, false Greek, and solecisms. In the second is shewn, that all the excellencies of style, and sublime beauties of language and genuine eloquence do abound in the sacred writers of the New Testament. With an account of their style and character, and a representation of their superiority, in several instances, to the best classics of Greece and Rome. To which are subjoin'd proper indexes. By A. Blackwall, M.A. DA - M.DCC.XXXVII. [1737] CY - London : AU - Blackwall, Anthony, ET - The third edition, corrected. PB - printed for C. Rivington, at the Bible and Crown in St. Paul's Chruch-yard, PP - London : PY - M.DCC.XXXVII. [1737] N1 - Titlepages in red and black. N1 - Each volume has an index. N1 - Reproduction of original from British Library. ID - 589000 TI - The sacred classics defended and illustratedor, an essay humbly offer'd towards proving the purity, propriety, and true eloquence of the writers of the New Testament. In the first of which those divine writings are vindicated against the charge of barbarous language, false Greek, and solecisms. In the second is shewn, that all the excellencies of style, and sublime beauties of language and genuine eloquence do abound in the sacred writers of the New Testament. With an account of their style and character, and a representation of their superiority, in several instances, to the best classics of Greece and Rome. To which are subjoin'd proper indexes. By A. Blackwall, M.A. LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://find.gale.com/ecco/infomark.do?contentSet=ECCOArticles&docType=ECCOArticles&bookId=0081201101&type=getFullCitation&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docLevel=TEXT_GRAPHICS&version=1.0&source=library&userGroupName=usi UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://find.gale.com/ecco/infomark.do?contentSet=ECCOArticles&docType=ECCOArticles&bookId=0081201101&type=getFullCitation&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docLevel=TEXT_GRAPHICS&version=1.0&source=library&userGroupName=usi ER -