But now to come to Luther, whom still you charge, and me also, about Saint James epistle, I could use as many words against you, if the cause required, as you have against me, & handle the matter by points as you do: but what end, or use should there be of such kind of writing, or what profit could arise thereby to the Church of Christ? Had you clearly gained all that, for which you contend, yet had you not proved any thing at all against our ⟨p. 10⟩Church, or faith, nor yet against me, but only that Luther's writings have been changed, and altered: which because you have so painfully evicted, I pray you take it unto you, and use it most to your advantage. Howbeit for all your needles and unthrifty labour spent herein, yet doth Campian still remain charged with that untruth, whereof you would so fain acquit him: which you may soon perceive, if you call to remembrance what Campian in his book objected to Luther, concerning this epistle of Saint James: namely, that he called it contentious, swelling, 1dry, strawen, and thought it not worthy an Apostolic spirit. All this doth Campian avouch Luther to have written of Saint James epistle. Now if Luther have in deed thus written, then have I unjustly accused Campian of untruth: if otherwise, then hath Campian slandered Luther foully. To know the trueth herein. I used all convenient diligence in examining all the copies both Dutch and Latin, that I could get: and when I found in them no such words, but rather the clean contrary, I was persuaded, as I had good cause, that all ⟨p. 11⟩this was but a forged matter, and therefore said it was untrue. Afterwards it fell out, that I light upon an old Dutch Testament of Luther's translation, with his prefaces, wherein I found something, like in one point to that which Campian had objected: the which when I had read, I dissembled not, but confessed it in my answer to Gregory Martin. And in that preface Luther in deed writeth, that Saint James epistle is not so worthy, as are the epistles of Saint Peter, and Paul, but in respect of them is a strawen epistle. His censure I mislike, and so himself, I think, afterwards, seeing those words in latter editions are left out. Yet I trust every indifferent reader will grant, that there is odds between this that Luther writeth indeed, and that which Campian saith he writ.
But now to come to Luther, whome still you chardge, and me also, about Saint Iames epistle, I could vse as many words against you, if the cause required, as you haue against me, & handle the matter by poynts as you doe: but what end, or vse should there be of such kinde of writing, or what profitt could arise thereby to the Church of Christ? Had you clerely gayned al that, for which you contend, yet had you not prooued any thing at all against our ⟨p. 10⟩Church, or fayth, nor yet against me, but onely that Luthers writings haue beene changed, and altered: which because you haue so paynfully euicted, I praie you take it vnto you, and vse it moste to your aduantage. Howbeit for all your needles and vnthriftie labour spent herein, yet doth Campian still remayne chardged with that vntrueth, whereof you would so fayne acquit him: which you may sone perceiue, if you call to remembrance what Campian in his booke obiected to Luther, concerning this epistle of Saint Iames: namely, that he called it contentious, swelling, 1drye, strawen, and thought it not worthy an Apostolike spirite. All this doth Campian auouch Luther to haue written of Saint Iames epistle. Now yf Luther haue in deede thus written, then haue I vniustly accused Campian of vntrueth: yf otherwise, then hath Campian slaundered Luther fowly. To know the trueth herein. I vsed all conuenient diligence in examining all the copies both Dutche and Latine, that I could get: and when I found in them noe such wordes, but rather the cleane contrary, I was perswaded, as I had good cause, that all ⟨p. 11⟩this was but a forged matter, and therefore sayd it was vntrue. Afterwards it fell out, that I light vppon an old Dutch Testament of Luthers translation, with his prefaces, wherein I found something, like in one poynt to that which Campian had obiected: the which when I had read, I dissembled not, but confessed it in my answere to Gregory Martin. And in that preface Luther in deede writeth, that Saint Iames epistle is not so worthy, as are the epistles of Saint Peter, and Paul, but in respect of them is a strawen epistle. His censure I mislike, and so himselfe, I thinke, afterwards, seeing those words in latter editions are left out. Yet I trust euery indifferent reader will graunt, that there is ods betweene this that Luther writeth indede, and that which Campian saith he writ.
- 1Campian. Rat. 1.
