The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded

For first, he makes as if God had forbidden them to eat any of the fruit at all, which being so monstrous an untruth, that this father of lies, for all his impudency, durst not speak out, yet he lisps and minces it with ambiguous words, and mental reservations, using ^ka speech that in the Phrase of that tongue importeth the one or the other; either that they might not eat of all, or not eat of any at all: at the least, he would fasten so much upon her, as to make her to believe, that to forbid to eat of any one, was in effect as much as to forbid them all: which doubtfulness of speech Eve well enough understanding, answereth him to both.

For first, hee makes as if God had forbidden them to eate any of the fruit at all, which being so monstrous an vntruth, that this father of lyes, for all his impudencie, durst not speake out, yet hee lispes and minces it with ambiguous words, and mentall reseruations, vsing ^ka speech that in the Phrase of that tongue importeth the one or the other; eyther that they might not eate of all, or not eate of any at all: at the least, he would fasten so much vpon her, as to make her to beleeue, that to forbid to eate of any one, was in effect as much as to forbid them all: which doubtfulnesse of speech Eue well enough vnderstanding, answereth him to both.

1. kThese words [Greek or Hebrew] Ye shall not eat of all (or every) Tree of the Garden in the Hebrew phrase do ordinarily import, as much as, Ye shall eat of none, As Psal 143. 2. [Greek or Hebrew] Every living creature shall not be justified before thee. The meaning is, No living creature.These words 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Ye shall not eat of all (or euery) Tree of the Garden in the Hebrew phrase doe ordinarily import, as much as, Yee shall eat of none, As Psal 143. 2. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Euery liuing creature shall not be iustified before thee. The meaning is, No liuing creature.