A portion of Purver's translation was published in parts about 1742 by Felix Farley of Bristol, but the publication received little support.
Purver failed to get the whole text published, and gained no backing for his venture, even by the Religious Society of Friends.
Even when the Manuscript was published by Dr. John Fothergill at his own expense, the full translation also failed to make any impression.
By some it is held to be an unreliable translation; The Dictionary of National Biography records that Purver "…on arriving at a difficult passage, he would shut himself up for two or three days and nights, waiting for inspiration".
[2] Charles Haddon Spurgeon, who was acquainted with Purver's version remarks "A Quaker Translation.