Thus then we may see, that all the soap, nitre and scouridge, that the Jesuits are able either to beg, to borrow, to steal, or otherwise to come by: are not able to cleanse the vulgar translation, from the filth of blood, either wherein it was first conceived, or which it hath gathered, from some hundred years by passing through so many filthy hands of unlearned Monks; from the which the Greek copies, have had great freedom and rest: because until a few years ago, wherein the Popish shavelings have been somewhat wakened, by the professors of the Gospel: their unskilfulness in the Greek tongue, was so notorious, that they caused it to come into proverb: It is Greek, it cannot be red. yea we doubt not, but it is apparent unto all indifferency: that it is not only cleansed from the filth thereof, but that the more they have laboured to rub and scour it, the fouler it appeareth, ⟨p. 171⟩to all that have not willingly closed their eyes against the trueth, which, that it may more evidently and without contradiction be understood; go to you Jesuits, and after a vomit of your dogged stomach discharged against the Greek copies, almost in a continual untruth. Hear the most true and modest charge, that shall be objected against the insufficiencies of your vulgar translation, in one kind alone. Where, far be it from us, that we should take a vantage of that which may (probably) be deemed, to have crept in, by the slip either of pen or print. For it were not only a point of unfaithfulness, but of m•re folly, in such an infinite number of foul corruptions, whereof the mower may (in a manner) fill his arm, labouring in this field: once so much as to stoop after these slips, before the other were cut down. Although (even in them also) the love that popery is in with error, may evidently appear: which counting them slips of pen, have not yet in ⟨p. 172⟩so many years, & after so many impressions, caused them to be amended: Whereby they bewray how they dote after lies, which will not farm out that, which (in their vulgar translation) they are constrained to confess, to be sowtage or kitchen-stuff: so much more intolerable, as some of these corruptions are blasphemous: as in stead that the greek hath, that Christ committed himself unto him (meaning God) that judgeth justly: it hath, that he committed himself to him, that judgeth unjustly.
Thus then we may see, that all the sope, niter and scouridge, that the Iesuites are able eyther to beg, to borrow, to steale, or otherwise to come by: are not able to cleanse the vulgar translation, from the filth of blood, eyther wherein it was first conceiued, or which it hath gathered, from some hundred yeares by passing through so manie filthie handes of vnlearned Monkes; from the which the Greeke copies, haue had great freedome and rest: because vntill a few yeares ago, wherein the Popish shauelings haue bene somewhat wakened, by the professors of the Gospell: their vnskilfulnes in the Greek tongue, was so notorious, that they caused it to come into prouerb: It is Greek, it cannot be red. yea we doubt not, but it is apparant vnto all indifferency: that it is not only cleansed from the filth thereof, but that the more they haue laboured to rub and skoure it, the fouler it appeareth, ⟨p. 171⟩to all that haue not willingly closed their eyes against the trueth, which, that it may more euidentlie and without contradiction be vnderstood; goe to you Iesuites, and after a vomit of your dogged stomack discharged against the Greek copies, almost in a continuall vntrueth. Heare the most trew and modest charge, that shall be obiected against the insufficiencies of your vulgar translation, in one kinde alone. Where, far be it from vs, that we should take a vantage of that which may (probably) be deemed, to haue crept in, by the slip either of pen or print. For it were not only a poynt of vnfaithfulnes, but of m•re folly, in such an infinit nomber of foul corruptions, wherof the mower may (in a manner) fill his arme, labouring in this feild: once so much as to stoupe after these slipps, before th'other were cut downe. Although (euen in them also) the loue that popery is in with error, may euidentlye appeare: which counting them slippes of pen, haue not yet in ⟨p. 172⟩so many yeares, & after so many impressions, caused them to be amended: Wherby they bewray how they dote after lies, which will not farme out that, which (in their vulgar trāslation) they are constrained to confesse, to be sowtage or kitchin-stuf: so much more intollerable, as some of these corruptions are blasphemous: as in stead that the greek hath, that Christ committed himselfe vnto him (meaning God) that iudgeth iustly: it hath, that he committed himselfe to him, that iudgeth vniustlie.
