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That Zuinglius also misliked Luther's translation in some parts, and Beza the Basil translation, and that of Castalion, and Molinaeus Calaines, and Bezaes translations, which matters are by you at large rehearsed, as though they made somewhat to purpose, I grant and give you leave to make thereof what you can. But if this seem in your judgement a thing so odious and slanderous to our translations, that thus they have been severally charged by some, what may we think and say of you, that not content to accuse our translations (though far better then any you have) of such impiety, dare affirm the original books them selves now extant to be so full of gross and notorious corruptions (which you shall never prove) that your vulgar translation known to be most corrupt, is purer then they? what soever hath been said by any against our translations, is in no respect of like heinousness to this, seeing that not only the books of scripture were written and set forth at the first most purely, but the means also have evermore been as great to keep and continue them in the ⟨p. 337⟩same purity, as any translation whatsoever.

That Zuinglius also misliked Luthers translation in some parts, and Beza the Basill translation, and that of Castalion, and Molinaeus Calaines, and Bezaes translations, which matters are by you at large rehearsed, as thouge they made somewhat to purpose, I graunte and giue you leaue to make thereof what you can. But if this seeme in your iudgement a thing so odious and slanderous to our translatious, that thus they haue bene seuerallie charged by some, what may we thinke and saie of you, that not content to accuse our translations (though far better then anie you haue) of such impietie, dare affirme the originall bookes them selues now extant to be so full of grosse and notorious corruptions (which you shall neuer prooue) that your vulgar translation knowne to be moste corrupt, is purer then they? what soeuer hath bene saied by any against our translations, is in no respect of like hainousnes to this, seeing that not onlie the bookes of scripture were written and set foorth at the first moste purelie, but the meanes also haue euermore bene as great to keepe and continue them in the ⟨p. 337⟩same puritie, as anie translation whatsoeuer.