Sin theoni en christoni the answer to the preface of the Rhemish Testament. By…Syn theōi en christōi the ansvvere to the preface of the Rhemish Testament. By…

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We grant they are word for word at in the Greek. And therefore unless we show that Popery leaning upon them, falleth to the ground, and that it is not only stayed by them, but destroyed of them. We will willingly confess, our selves most unworthy either of the defence of so good a cause, or of the places which we occupy in the Church of God. In the mean season your beggary is too impudent which take that for granted, wherein you have been always (in the face) resisted. And if we would trifle out the time, as you do; we could for five or six sentences which you bring, as seeming to smile upon you, allege five or six hundred, which do so apparently frown upon your Popery, as at the very sight of them it falleth down dead. If you had any general councils or any other ancient fathers of the west part, beside Cyprian and Primasius to warrant your phrases by: we doubt not, but you would have made them speak: which handle the ⟨p. 189⟩matter so cunningly, that the dumb in your cause, and sometime those which are eloquent against it, are notwithstanding (for want of others) compelled to speak for it. As for the two fathers alleged: let the reader look the answer in the proper place.

We grant they are word for word at in the Greek. And therefore vnlesse we shewe that Poperie leaning vpon them, falleth to the ground, and that it is not only staied by them, but destroyed of them. We will willingly confesse, our selues most vnworthie eyther of the defence of so good a cause, or of the places which we ocupy in the Church of God. In the meane season your beggery is too impudent which take that for graunted, wherin you haue bene alwaies (in the face) resisted. And if we would trifle out the time, as you doe; we could for fiue or six sentences which you bring, as seming to smyle vpon you, alledge fiue or six hundreth, which doe so apparantly frowne vpon your Poperie, as at the verie sight of them it falleth downe dead. If you had any generall councils or anie other auncient fathers of the west part, beside Cyprian and Primasius to warrant your phrases by: we dout not, but you would haue made them speake: which handle the