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"His
father
had
a
notion,"
observes
Malone,
on
the
authority
of
Dr.
Percy,
Bishop
of
Dromore,
"that
it
might
at
some
future
period
of
his
life
be
an
advantage
to
a
child
to
bear
an
uncommon
Christian
name,
-
-
-
Hence
our
author
derived
the
scriptural
name
of
Joshua,
which,
though
not
very
uncommon,
occurs
less
frequently
than
many
others."
But
another
biographer
has
suggested,
with
more
appearance
of
reason,
that
it
was
probably
given
to
him
because
an
uncle,
who
was
one
of
his
godfathers,
bore
the
same
name,
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His father had a notion,
observes Malone, on the authority of Dr. Percy, Bishop of Dromore, that it might at some future period of his life be an advantage to a child to bear an uncommon Christian name, - - - Hence our author derived the scriptural name of Joshua, which, though not very uncommon, occurs less frequently than many others.
But another biographer has suggested, with more appearance of reason, that it was probably given to him because an uncle, who was one of his godfathers, bore the same name,
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