Edinburgh, 18th May 1745. THE General Assembly of the Church of Scotland had laid before them, by their Committee, fome Pieces of facred Poefy, under the Title of Tranflations and Paraphrafes of feveral Paffages of facred Scripture, compofed by private Perfons: And tho' the Assembly have not sufficient Time to confider these Poems maturely, so as to approve or disapprove of them; yet they judge the Jame may be printed and do remit the Confideration of them to the feveral Presbyteries, in order to their tranfmitting their Obfervations to the next General Affembly; that they, or any fubfequent Affembly, may give fuch Orders about the whole Affair, as they fhall judge for Edification: And the Affembly appoint this their Refolution to be prefixed to the Impression. : Extracted by WILL. GRANT, Cl. Eccl. Scot TRANSLATIONS AND PARAPHRASES O F SEVERAL PASSAGES O F SACRED SCRIPTURE. COLLECTED AND PREPARED By a Committee appointed by the General And, by the Act of last Affembly, transmitted to EDINBURGH, Printed by ROBERT FLEMING and COMPA Printers to the Church of Scotland. MDCCXLV. IT ADVERTISEMENT. T has been often and earnestly defired by pious and devout Perfons, to have our PSALMODY inlarged, by joining with the PSALMS of David fome other Scriptural Songs, out of the New Testament as well as the Old. The Church of Scotland had this Defign in View not long after the Revolution, and it has been at different Times under their Deliberation, as appears by feveral Acts and Recommendations of General Affemblies. By Act of Affembly 1742, a Committee was appointed to collect and prepare Translations and Paraphrases of SACRED WRIT in Verfe: This Committee having made no Report, the Affembly 1744 renewed their Appointment on them for this Purpofe, and added fome others to their Number. In Confequence of these Appointments of the Affembly, Let ters |