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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As the Philosopher said of his work, that being set forth, it should¹ for the hardness and darkness thereof (as it were) be un-set forth: so may it be verified in a good part of the Jesuits translation; that being translated, it remaineth, partly for the sottish superstition of keeping of words rather then sense, and partly for the unnecessary new fanglednesse of foreign speech, as it were un-translated. So is your translation as little Catholic, as may be: as that which is so proud, so scornful & disdainful, that none of the ruder sort, can have any acquaintance with it: whereas a good translator will endeavour to deliver to his reader, the ⟨p. 190⟩meaning of his author which he translateth, with all light & plainness of speech possible. What are the sacred words & speeches, for retaining whereof you are fallen into this servitude? If you had translated the Greek you might better have pretended this. For we acknowledge the pens of the Apostles and Evangelists to have been sacred: which we cannot acknowledge, not you cannot show in the old translator. Unless your Council of Trent coming so many years after the old translator, was able then to make that sacred, which had not been so before.

As the Philosopher saide of his work, that being set forth, it should¹ for the hardnes and darknes thereof (as it were) be vn-set forth: so may it be verified in a good part of the Iesuites translation; that being translated, it remaineth, partly for the sottish superstition of keeping of words rather then sense, and partly for th'unnecessarie newe fanglednesse of forraine speach, as it were vn-translated. So is your translation as litle Catholik, as may be: as that which is so proud, so scornfull & disdainful, that none of the ruder sort, can haue any acquaintance with it: wheras a good translator will endeuour to deliuer to his reader, the