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Last of all, let the good reader understand, that this Popish allegation, is a very heretical practise, and shameless shift of the deceivers of Gods people.¹ For thus Jerome chargeth Helbidius, that he quarrelled with the truth of the copies, & did most foolishly persuade himself, that the Greek books were falsified. The like practise used the monstrous heresy of the² Manichees, of whom Augustine writeth thus. The Manichees not able to wrest ⟨p. 137⟩many places of the holy Scripture, whereby they are most evidently convinced; affirm the same to be false: yet so, that they attribute the same not to the Apostles which wrote them, but I know not to what other, which afterward corrupted them. Which because they cannot prove, neither by the most copies, nor by the most ancient, nor by th'authority of the former tongue (from which the Latin books were translated) they are confounded, &c. We may be bold therefore to range you under the banner of heretics, which bear their proper mark and recognisance.

Last of al, let the good reader vnderstand, that this Popish allegation, is a verie haereticall practise, and shamelesse shift of the deceauers of Gods people.¹ For thus Ierome chargeth Helbidius, that he quarrelled with the truth of the copies, & did most foolishly perswade himselfe, that the Greeke bookes were falsified. The like practise vsed the monstrous heresie of the² Manichees, of vvhome Augustine vvryteth thus. The Manichees not able to wrest ⟨p. 137⟩many places of the holie Scripture, whereby they are moste euidentlie conuinced; affirme the same to be false: yet so, that they attribute the same not to the Apostles which wrot them, but I knowe not to what other, which afterward corrupted them. Which because they cannot proue, neither by the most copies, nor by the most auncient, nor by th'authority of the former tongue (from which the Latine bookes were translated) they are confounded, &c. We may be bolde therefore to range you vnder the banner of heretickes, vvhich beare their proper marke and recognisance.