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			This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gordon, Alexander (1893). "Mace, Daniel". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography 35. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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	'''Daniel Mace''' (died ca. 1753) was an English [[Textual criticism of the New Testament\|textual critic]] of the [[New Testament]]. He was a Presbyterian minister at [[Newbury, Berkshire\|Newbury]], Berkshire, from 1727 until his death. He anticipated some conclusions of the textual critics of a century later. His results were incorporated in ''The New Testament in Greek and English'', 2 vols., 1729, to which [[Leonard Twells]] issued a reply defending the ''[[Textus Receptus]]''.		'''Daniel Mace''' (died ca. 1753) was an English [[Textual criticism of the New Testament\|textual critic]] of the [[New Testament]]. He was a Presbyterian minister at [[Newbury, Berkshire\|Newbury]], Berkshire, from 1727 until his death. He anticipated some conclusions of the textual critics of a century later which then met with general acceptance, e.g. disproving the authenticity of the text relating to the "[[Comma Johanneum\|Three Witnesses]]" ([[1 John 5:7]]). His results were incorporated in ''The New Testament in Greek and English'', 2 vols., 1729, to which [[Leonard Twells]] issued a reply defending the ''[[Textus Receptus]]''.

	==Life==		==Life==

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	Mace published one major work ''The New Testament in Greek and English, containing the Original Text corrected from the Authority of the most authentic Manuscripts'', 1729, 2 vols, (anon.) It has been attributed wrongly to [[William Mace]]. The dedication to [[Peter King, 1st Baron King]], at that time lord chancellor, refers to King's ''History of the Apostles' Creed'' (1702). For the materials of his text he relied on [[John Mill (theologian)\|John Mill]]. Critical and historical notes were given as footnotes, or appended to the different books.<sup>[1]</sup>		Mace published one major work ''The New Testament in Greek and English, containing the Original Text corrected from the Authority of the most authentic Manuscripts'', 1729, 2 vols, (anon.) It has been attributed wrongly to [[William Mace]]. The dedication to [[Peter King, 1st Baron King]], at that time lord chancellor, refers to King's ''History of the Apostles' Creed'' (1702). For the materials of his text he relied on [[John Mill (theologian)\|John Mill]]. Critical and historical notes were given as footnotes, or appended to the different books.<sup>[1]</sup>

	Mace's edition was roughly handled by advocates of the received text, especially by Leonard Twells. [[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener]] treated it with ~~very unwise~~ contempt. Readings of the ''anonymus Anglus'' were discussed in the later volumes of [[Johann Christoph Wolf]]'s ''Curæ Philologicæ et Criticæ in Novum Testamentum'' 1725-35. In the version, unusual typography (seen also in [[Charles Bulkley]]) was added to odd vocabulary.<sup>[1]</sup>		Mace's edition was roughly handled by advocates of the received text, especially by Leonard Twells. [[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener]] treated it with contempt. Readings of the ''anonymus Anglus'' were discussed in the later volumes of [[Johann Christoph Wolf]]'s ''Curæ Philologicæ et Criticæ in Novum Testamentum'' 1725-35. In the version, unusual typography (seen also in [[Charles Bulkley]]) was added to odd vocabulary.<sup>[1]</sup>

	Mace published also ''XIX Sermons'' (1751). The list of subscribers included [[David Hartley (philosopher)\|David Hartley]] and [[John Taylor (dissenting preacher)\|John Taylor]]. <sup>[1]</sup>		Mace published also ''XIX Sermons'' (1751). The list of subscribers included [[David Hartley (philosopher)\|David Hartley]] and [[John Taylor (dissenting preacher)\|John Taylor]]. <sup>[1]</sup>

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'''Daniel Mace''' (died ca. 1753) was an English [[Textual criticism of the New Testament|textual critic]] of the [[New Testament]]. He was a Presbyterian minister at [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]], Berkshire, from 1727 until his death. He anticipated some conclusions of the textual critics of a century later. His results were incorporated in ''The New Testament in Greek and English'', 2 vols., 1729, to which [[Leonard Twells]] issued a reply defending the ''[[Textus Receptus]]''.

==Life==
Mace took charge of the presbyterian congregation at Newbury, Berkshire, preaching his first sermon there on 5 March 1727; he succeeded Joseph Standen, who had joined the [[Church of England]]. In 1729 his edition of the New Testament appeared anonymously.[1]

Mace died about Christmas 1753, and was buried in his meeting-house, near the pulpit. He left a widow, a son and a daughter.[1]

==Works==
Mace published one major work ''The New Testament in Greek and English, containing the Original Text corrected from the Authority of the most authentic Manuscripts'', 1729, 2 vols, (anon.) It has been attributed wrongly to [[William Mace]]. The dedication to [[Peter King, 1st Baron King]], at that time lord chancellor, refers to King's ''History of the Apostles' Creed'' (1702). For the materials of his text he relied on [[John Mill (theologian)|John Mill]]. Critical and historical notes were given as footnotes, or appended to the different books.[1]

Mace's edition was roughly handled by advocates of the received text, especially by Leonard Twells. [[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener]] treated it with very unwise contempt. Readings of the ''anonymus Anglus'' were discussed in the later volumes of [[Johann Christoph Wolf]]'s ''Curæ Philologicæ et Criticæ in Novum Testamentum'' 1725-35. In the version, unusual typography (seen also in [[Charles Bulkley]]) was added to odd vocabulary.[1]

Mace published also ''XIX Sermons'' (1751). The list of subscribers included [[David Hartley (philosopher)|David Hartley]] and [[John Taylor (dissenting preacher)|John Taylor]]. [1]

==References==
* Cross, F. L., ed. (1959) ''The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church''. London: Oxford University Press; p. 840

==Notes==

* 1. Gordon 1893.

==Further reading==
* McLachlan, H. "An Almost Forgotten Pioneer in New Testament Criticism", in: ''Hibbert Journal''; vol. 37, 1939, pp. 617–25

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