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Three things the Reader must carry in mind at your request. First, §1that we pretending to translate after the Greek and Hebrew, in sundry places swerve from the Greek and Hebrew, as you prove by divers examples out of Master Martin. Secondly, §2that our departing from the Greek, is always in matter of controversy. Thirdly, §3that you decline not from the Greek, or Hebrew, because it more harmeth your cause then the Latin, but for other causes. Whatsoever Gregory Martin, to whom you refer your self, hath written of these points, it hath been already confuted, and yet standeth confuted; and therefore no ⟨p. 230⟩more needeth to be answered. What causes moved you to prefer the latin before the Hebrew or Greek, it shall appear in place: reasons I know are rendered in the preface of your translation by your Rhemish translators, but such as any man of skill and knowledge may easily espy to be simple shifts and pretences only to rid your selves from the original text of scripture,¹ which is far more express and pregnant against your doctrines then the latin translation. Which though M. Rainolds here closely denieth, yet in examples every where may be seen, and some I will set down, partly for M. Rainolds sake, and partly to show I have no need of his excuse from a lie.

Three things the Reader must cary in minde at your request. First, §1that we pretending to translate after the Greeke and Hebrew, in sundrie places swarue from the Greeke and Hebrewe, as you prooue by diuers examples out of Master Martine. Secondlie, §2that our departing from the Greeke, is alwaies in matter of controuersie. Thirdlie, §3that you decline not from the Greeke, or Hebrewe, because it more harmeth your cause then the Latine, but for other causes. Whatsoeuer Gregorie Martine, to whome you referre your selfe, hath written of these points, it hath beene alreadie confuted, and yet standeth confuted; and therefore no ⟨p. 230⟩