In the third of Genes. v. 15. a Capital and intolerable corruption hath been committed and still is continued and maintained by you in the words,1 wherein the Lord made unto man the first promise of that redemption, which should be wrought by our Saviour Christ, and in which the sum of the Gospel, and all hope of our salvation is contained, that the seed of the woman should bruise the head of the Serpent. For thus speaketh the Lord to the Serpent.2 I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed. He shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Thus hath the Prophet Moses reported the words of almighty God and so have the seventy interpreters translated them according to the Hebrew original verity. Which notwithstanding, in stead of He shall bruise thine head, 3your latin translation hath, She shall bruise thine head, 4and this, She, is meant the blessed virgin. A foul, a dangerous, a damnable corruption, thus defended and expounded. Yea the very enemies them selves, that have never so little conscience and fear of God, do confess that it ought to be read otherwise, ⟨p. 285⟩then it is in your latin translation, seeing it disagreeth from the Hebrew, and some ancient copies also of the vulgar latin edition have ipse, 5and not ipsa. Yet howsoever not only the Hebrew and Greek texts lead us to the true meaning of Gods promise made to mankind in Jesus Christ, yea and further some copies of the vulgar translation agree therewith, nevertheless the Church of Rome (that you may the better perceive whose Church it is) not regarding all this, embraceth, alloweth, maintaineth the evident corruption, as as you may find not only in the Latin books of the vulgar edition reformed according to the Tridentine Councils appointment, but also in the Catechism set forth by authority of the same Council:6 and in the books of sundry Papists, that have willingly sold them selves to love and defend all Antichrists doctrine. In the margin of your Bibles is printed for a fashion the true reading: howbeit this not only excuseth nothing your wilful maintenance of detestable corruption, but may rather make the same appear more odious to all the faithful.
In the thirde of Genes. v. 15. a Capitall and intollerable corruption hath beene committed and still is continued and maintained by you in the wordes,1 wherein the Lord made vnto man the first promise of that redemption, which should be wrought by our Sauiour Christ, and in which the summe of the Gospell, and all hope of our saluation is contained, that the seede of the woman should bruise the head of the Serpent. For thus speaketh the Lord to the Serpent.2 I will put enmitie betweene thee and the woman, and betweene thy seed and her seede. He shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heele. Thus hath the Prophet Moses reported the wordes of almightie God and so haue the seuentie interpreters translated them according to the Hebrew originall veritie. Which notwithstanding, in steede of He shall bruise thine heade, 3your latine translation hath, Shee shall bruise thine head, 4and this, Shee, is meant the blessed virgine. A foule, a daungerous, a damnable corruption, thus defended and expounded. Yea the verie enemies them selues, that haue neuer so litle conscience and feare of God, doe confesse that it ought to be redde otherwise, ⟨p. 285⟩then it is in your latine translation, seeing it disagreeth from the Hebrewe, and some auncient copies also of the vulgar latine edition haue ipse, 5and not ipsa. Yet howsoeuer not onlie the Hebrew and Greeke texts lead vs to the true meaning of Gods promise made to mankinde in Iesus Christ, yea and further some copies of the vulgar translation agree therewith, neuertheles the Church of Rome (that you may the better perceiue whose Church it is) not regarding al this, embraceth, alloweth, maintaineth the euident corruption, as as you may finde not onelie in the Latine bookes of the vulgare edition reformed according to the Tridentine Councels appointment, but also in the Catechisme set forth by authoritie of the same Councell:6 and in the bookes of sundrie Papists, that haue willinglie soulde them selues to loue and defend all Antichristes doctrine. In the margent of your Bibles is printed for a fashion the true reading: howbeit this not onelie excuseth nothing your willfull maintenance of detestable corruption, but may rather make the same appeere more odious to all the faithfull.
- 1Gen. 3.15.
- 2H••.
- 3[Greek or Hebrew]〈non-Latin alphabet〉
- 4Ipsae.
- 5Andrad. lib. 4. Defens. Trid.
- 6Catechis. Trident. in artic. Et in Jesum Christum.Catechis. Trident. in artic. Et in Iesum Christum.
