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That wheresoever we find fault with your translation, some one of our own brethren standeth with you in defence of your translation, is untrue. I have showed examples enough of gross and manifest corruptions in the translation of the old ⟨p. 340⟩testament, which none our brethren as you call them, ever went about to excuse. Valla, Erasmus, Beza, have noted many in your translation of the new, although I grant that both Erasmus doth justly reprove Valla, and Beza hath worthily reproved Erasmus in some places of their reprehensions. And so may it fall out to those that take pains in correcting a book full of corruptions, as your latin translation is, sometime to find a fault, where none is & the latter corrector to dissent from the former. Your Tridentine decree which you commend, being set forth by so many excellent godly learned men, as you say were impiety to compare all the scattered synagogues of Lutherans with them, hath been tried and examined by more godly and learned men, then ever were in that synagogue assembled, wherein neither godliness nor learning, but Antichristian tyranny prevailed.

That wherefoeuer we find faulte with your translation, some one of our owne brethren standeth with you in defense of your translation, is vntrue. I haue shewed examples enowe of grosse and manifest corruptions in the translation of the olde ⟨p. 340⟩testament, which none our brethren as you call them, euer went about to excuse. Valla, Erasmus, Beza, haue noted manie in your translation of the newe, althoug I graunt that both Erasmus doth instlie reprooue Valla, and Beza hath worthelie reprooued Erasmus in some places of their reprehensions. And so maie it fall out to those that take paines in correcting a booke ful of corruptions, as your latine translation is, sometime to finde a fault, where none is & the latter corrector to dissent from the former. Your Tridentine decree which you commend, being set forth by so manie excellent godlie learned men, as you saie were impietie to compare all the scattered synagogues of Lutherans with them, hath bene tried and examined by more godlie and learned men, then euer were in that synagogue assembled, wherein neither godlines nor learning, but Antichristian tyrannie preuailed.