The Institution of Christian Religion

The Printers to the Readers.

The Printers to the Reders.

Whereas some men have thought and reported it to be a fault and negligence in us for that we have so long kept back from you this book being so profitable a work for you, namely sith master John Dawes had translated it and delivered it into our hands more than a twelvemonth past: you shall understand for our excuse in that behalf, that we could not well imprint it sooner. For we have ben by diverse necessary causes constrained with our earnest entreatance to procure an other friend of ours to translate it whole again. This translation, we trust, you shall well allow. For it hath not only ben faithfully done by the translator himself, but also hath ben wholly perused by such men, whose judgment and credit all the godly learned in England well know & esteem. But sith it is now come forth, we pray you accept it, and use it. If any faults have passed us by oversight, we beseech you let us have your patience, as you have had our diligence.

WHeras some men haue thought and reported it to be a fault and negligence in vs for that we haue so long kept backe from you this boke being so profitable a woorke for you, namely sithe maister Iohn Dawes had translated it and deliuered it into our handes more than a tweluemoneth past: you shall vnderstande for our excuse in that behalfe, that we could not wel emprinte it soner. For we haue ben by diuerse necessarie causes constrayned with our earnest entreatance to procure an other frende of oures to translate it whole agayn. This translation, we trust, you shal well allow. For it hath not only ben faythfully done by the translater himself, but also hath ben wholly perused by such men, whoes iugement and credit al the godly learned in Englande well knowe & esteme. But sithe it is now come foorth, we pray you accept it, and vse it. If any faultes haue passed vs by ouersight, we beseche you let vs haue your patience, as you haue had our diligence.