That also I add, that collections ought to be right and sound, that is to say, derived from the genuine and proper meaning of the Scripture. If otherwise, we shall draw *any doctrine from any place. Prou. 8. 22. the Greek translation of the Seventy Interpreters is ([Greek or Hebrew]) The Lord hath created me; it is the speech of Wisdom, that is, of Christ speaking of himself. Whence the Arians collect very wickedly, that the Son was created. But in the Hebrew it is (Jehovah kanneni) The Lord hath possessed me. Now the Father possesseth the Son, because he begat him from eternity, and because the Father is in the Son, and the Son in the Father. And so, Gen. 4. 1. When a Son was borne unto Adam, he saith, I have possessed a man from the Lord. The error perhaps came of this, that *Ectise was either through ignorance or malice put for *Ectese. Augustine also upon the tenth verse of the 39. Psalm, readeth on this wife: I held my peace because thou hast made me, fecistime. From whence he doth wittily gather, that it is a marvel that he should hold his tongue, that hath received a ⟨p. 97⟩mouth to speak: whereas (me) is neither in the Hebrew nor in the Greek. And upon the 72. Psalm and 14. verse he disputeth much about usuries, and proveth that usuries are sins: whereas there is no such matter in that text. For the words are; He shall deliver their soul from deceit and violence, so precious is their blood in his eyes.
That also I adde, that collections ought to be right and sound, that is to say, deriued from the genuine and proper meaning of the Scripture. If otherwise, wee shall draw *any doctrine from any place. Prou. 8. 22. the Greeke translation of the Seuentie Interpreters is (〈non-Latin alphabet〉) The Lord hath created me; it is the speech of Wisedome, that is, of Christ speaking of himselfe. Whence the Arrians collect very wickedly, that the Sonne was created. But in the Hebrew it is (Iehouah kanneni) The Lord hath possessed mee. Now the Father possesseth the Son, because hee begat him from eternitie, and because the Father is in the Sonne, and the Sonne in the Father. And so, Gen. 4. 1. When a Sonne was borne vnto Adam, he saith, I haue possessed a man from the Lord. The error perhaps came of this, that *Ectise was either through ignorance or malice put for *Ectese. Augustine also vpon the tenth verse of the 39. Psalme, readeth on this wife: I held my peace because thou hast made me, fecistime. From whence hee doth wittily gather, that it is a marueile that he should holde his tongue, that hath receiued a ⟨p. 97⟩mouth to speake: whereas (me) is neither in the Hebrew nor in the Greeke. And vpon the 72. Psalme and 14. verse he disputeth much about vsuries, and proueth that vsuries are sinnes: whereas there is no such matter in that text. For the words are; He shall deliuer their soule from deceit and violence, so precious is their blood in his eyes.
- *Adverb. any thing out of any thing, quidlibetè quolibet.Aduerb. any thing out of any thing, quidlibetè quolibet.
- *[Greek or Hebrew], he hath created.〈non-Latin alphabet〉, he hath created.
- *[Greek or Hebrew], be hath possessed.〈non-Latin alphabet〉, be hath possessed.
