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For if you can set the true word in the margin, why ⟨p. 286⟩might you not receive it also into the text, but only for that you are determined already to be ashamed of nothing that may any ways bring advantage to your corruptions, though it be to the certain & everlasting damnation of your souls. And what go•lie man shall patiently endure this blasphemy in your English translation of the old testament, when it cometh forth? where our comfort and hope hath been, that he (who is the woman's seed, our blessed Lord and saviour Christ) should bruise the serpents head, now we must turn it another way, and say thus, she shall bruise the serpents head. If still you will speak in defence of this corruption, you shall but bark against heaven: it is too manifest, too heinous, too impudent.

For if you can set the true worde in the margent, why ⟨p. 286⟩might you not receiue it also into the text, but onelie for that you are determined alreadie to be ashamed of nothing that may any waies bring aduantage to your corruptions, though it be to the certaine & euerlasting damnation of your soules. And what go•lie man shall patientlie indure this blasphemie in your English transalation of the olde testament, when it commeth forth? where our comforte and hope hath bene, that he (who is the womans seed, our blessed Lord and sauiour Christ) should bruise the serpents head, now we must turne it another waie, and say thus, she shal bruise the serpents heade. If still you will speake in defense of this corruption, you shal but barke against heauen: it is too manifest, too hainous, too impudent.

In the fourth of Genes. v. 8.¹