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A LETTER TO THE REV. MR — CONCERNING THE USES OF THE GREEK ARTICLE 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.
Old Jewry, London 10th June, 1778.
DEAR SIR,
WHEN I look upon the date of your last oblig∣ing letter, I am much ashamed that I have so long neglected to acknowledge the receipt of it. The truth is, I began a letter a few days afterwards; but recol∣lecting that I had written on the same subject (viz. the use of the Greek article 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 and copulative 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉) to a very learned friend, at a great distance in the coun∣try, I was willing to wait for his answer, lest it should oblige me to make any alterations in my rules; and so, indeed, it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 proved; for he objected to my first rule (as it was then stated) and has cited several ex∣ceptions to it, which 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thought sufficient to set it entirely aside: but this, I am convinced, is going too far, and would be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 injury to truth. The use there∣fore