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If George Joy will say (as I wot well he will) that his change / is the sense & meaning of those scriptures. I answer it is sooner said then proved: howbeit let other men judge. But though it were the very meaning ⟨image 14⟩of the scripture: yet if it were lawful after his ensample to every man to play boo peep with the translations that are before him / & to put out the words of the text at his pleasure & to put in every where his meaning: or what he thought the meaning were / that were the next way to stablish all heresies and to destroy the ground wherewith we should improve them. As for an ensample / when Christ saith Jo. v. The time shall come in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice & shall come forth: they that have done good unto resurrection of life / or with the resurrection of life / & they have done evil / unto the reccion or with the resurrection of damnation. George Joys correction is / they that have done good shall come forth into the very life / & they that have done evil into the life of damnation / thrusting clean out this word resurrection. Now by the same authority / & with as good reason shall another come & say of the rest of the text / they that are in the sepulchres / shall hear his voice / that the sense is / the souls of them that are in the sepulchres shall hear his voice / & so put in his diligent correction & mock out the text / that it shall not make for the resurrection of the flesh / which thing also George Joys correction doth manifestly affirm. If the text be left uncorrupt / it will purge her self of all manner false glosses / how subtle soever they be feigned / as a seething pot casteth up her scum. But if the false gloss be ⟨image 14⟩made the text / diligently overseen & correct / wherewith then shall we correct false doctrine & defend Christs flock from false opinions / & from the wicked heresies of ravening of wolves? In my mind therefore a little unfeigned love after the rules of Christ / is worth much hie learning / & single & sleight understanding that edifieth in unity / is much better then subtle curiosity / & meekness better then bold arrogancy and standing over much in a mans own conceit.

If George Ioye wyll saye (as I wot well he will) that his chaunge / is the sence & meaninge of those scriptures. I answer it is soner sayde then proved: howbeit let other mē iudge. But though it were ye verie meaninge