I shall not enrich my ignorance with the
spoils of Simon, Walton, Mill, Wetstein, Assemannus,
Ludolphus, La Croze, whom I have consulted with some care.
It appears,
1. That, of all the versions which are
celebrated by the fathers, it is doubtful whether any are
now extant in their pristine integrity.
2. That the Syriac
has the best claim, and that the consent of the Oriental
sects is a proof that it is more ancient than their schism.