To the eight reason.

To the eight reason.

If Master Beza commend it, who knew so many faults by it: he hath thereby testified the softness and mildness of his spirit, and his loving and charitable affection, covering (so far as th'edifying of the Church might bear) th' old translators wants and defects: and thereby layeth naked the proud, disdainful and quarrelling spirit of the trifling and cavilling Jesuits, childishly snatching & carping where there is no cause, & discovering their own shame, in stead of disgracing others. Howbeit it is untrue, which they here allege out of M. Beza. For ⟨p. 117⟩he doth not prefer th' old translator unto Erasmus, but defendeth him in certain places, where Erasmus (without cause) doth challenge him. And in th' other place upon Saint Luke, his praise of him, is not so full, as they pretend. For he sayeth, that although he may seem, very religiously to have turned these holy ¹books: yet it appeareth, that he knew not the signification of these words, much less the force and power of them. But if Master Bezas judgement be one of the pillars, that must uphold this old translator, this it is in plain words. It goeth often from the Greek, oft it is absurd, oft ²•tdoth add, the learned it never satisfied, the ignorant is brought into many errors. Which notwithstanding he speaketh not altogether, in respect of th' old translator; as in regard of either the negligence, rashness or malice of those whose hands it hath passed through. But if it were the best translation, by M. Bezas judgment: yet it followeth not thereof, that it hath no fault, or ought to be translated, before the Greek. It would undoubtedly be more ⟨p. 118⟩credit for your cause, to give better weight of reason, although the number were less.

If Maister Beza commend it, who knew so many faultes by it: hee hath thereby testifyed the softnesse and mildnes of his spirite, and his louing and charitable affection, couering (so far as th'edifiing of the Church might beare) th' olde translators vvants and defects: and thereby laieth naked the proud, disdainfull and quareling spirit of the trifling and caueling Iesuites, childishly snatching & carping where there is no cause, & discouering their owne shame, in steade of disgracing others. Howbeit it is vntrue, vvhich they here alledge out of M. Beza. For