▁failed ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁day . ▁The ▁New ▁English ▁Bible ▁in ▁contrast , ▁whilst ▁receiving ▁w ides p read ▁criticism , ▁has ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁second ▁edition ▁as ▁the ▁Re vised ▁English ▁Bible . ▁Despite ▁the ▁failed ▁anal ogy , ▁in ▁his ▁article ▁Harold ▁Guy ▁does ▁preserve ▁some ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁behind ▁the ▁Pur ver ▁version , ▁and ▁provides ▁some ▁examples ▁of ▁the ▁text . ▁ ▁Fail ure ▁A ▁portion ▁of ▁Pur ver ' s ▁translation ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁parts ▁about ▁ 1 7 4 2 ▁by ▁Felix ▁Far ley ▁of ▁Br istol , ▁but ▁the ▁publication ▁received ▁little ▁support . ▁Pur ver ▁failed ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁whole ▁text ▁published , ▁and ▁gained ▁no ▁backing ▁for ▁his ▁vent ure , ▁even ▁by ▁the ▁Relig ious ▁Society ▁of ▁Fri ends . ▁Even ▁when ▁the ▁Man us cript ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Dr . ▁John ▁F other g ill ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁exp ense , ▁the ▁full ▁translation ▁also ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁impression . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁reasons ▁can ▁be ▁advanced ▁for ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁Pur ver ’ s ▁translation ; ▁lack ▁of ▁public ity ; ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁it ▁lack ed ▁authority ▁( a ▁one - man ▁translation ) ▁and ▁it ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁back ed ▁by ▁any ▁Church , ▁not ▁even ▁the ▁Relig ious ▁Society ▁of ▁Fri ends , ▁to ▁which ▁Pur ver ▁belonged . ▁Yet ▁the ▁failure ▁to ▁make ▁its ▁mark ▁may ▁o we ▁itself ▁to ▁the ▁def ic ien cies ▁of ▁his ▁translation . ▁ ▁By ▁some