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The Holy Bible : conteyning the Old Testament, and the New : newly translated out of the originall tongues : & with the former translations diligently compared and reuised, by His Maiesties speciall comandement : appointed to be read in churches.
Contributor
Smith, Miles, d. 1624 Bilson, Thomas, 1546 or 7-1616 Barker, Robert, 17th cent. printer
Date Added
13 January 2014
Language
English
Publish Date
1611
Publisher
Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie
Source
Susan Dunleavy collection of biblical literature. LaSalle University, Connelly Library, Department of Special Collections.
Topic
Bible > History of Biblical events.
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.| the Emperour of Cenftantinople calleth the Latine tongue,barbarous,though Pope Nicolas do ftorme
ewery on may dravw from thence that which is fufficient for bins if bee cone to draw withadenout ad pious
minde, as true Religion requireth, Thus. Augu/line. And S. Hiterome: Ama feripturas » amabit te
fapientiaerc, Loue the Seujpeures,and wifedome will louethee. Aud S, Grill againtt Julian; Eucn
boyes that are Lred yp in the Scriptures become moft religious,exc. But whatmention wee three or toure
vies of the Scripture ,whereas whatfocuer is to be beleeued or practifed , or hoped for, is contained
ia them? or three or foure fentences of the Fathers, fince whofoeuer is worthy thename of a Fa ther,
from Chrifts time downeward, hath likewife written not onely of the riches,butalfo of the perfection
ofthe Scripture? Iadore the fulneffe of the Scripture , faith Tertullian againft Hermogenes. And againe,
to Apelles un Heretike of the like ftampe,he faith; Idoe not admit that which thou bringeft in ( or con
cludett) of thine owne (head or ftore , de tuo )without Scripture, So Saint LuStis Martyr before him ;
Wee muff know by allmeanes faith hee, thatit 4s not Lawfiel (or poflible) to learne (any thing) of God or
of right pietie , faue onely out of the Prophets, whoteachvs by diuine infpiration. So Saint Bafill atter
Tertulian , Icésamanifef? falling aveay fromthe Faith, and a fault of prefumption , either to reieéE any
of thoje things that are written, or to bring in (vpou the head of them, wen) any of thofe things that
Hierome againkt Heluidius , Saint Auguftine inhis 3. booke againft the letters of Pecilian > and invety
many other places of his workes. Alto we forbeare to defcend to latter Fathers, because wee will not
weariethereader. The Scriptures then being acknowledged to bee fo full and fo perfect, how can
wee excufe our feluesofneghigenee, it we doc nur fludic them, of curiofitie, if we be not content with:
them? Mentalke much of sm, how many fiveete and goodly things it had hanging onit; of the
Philofophers {tone , that it turneth copperinto gold ; of (Cornu-copia , thacit had all things neceflary
forfoode init, of Panaces the herbe,thatit was good for all difeafes ; of Catholicon the drugge, that 1
isin ftead of all purges; ot Vulcans armour, that is was an armour of proote againft all thrufts, and ali
blowes,&c. Well, that which they falfly or vainely attributed to thefe things for bodily good, wee
may iuftly and with full meafure afcribe vnto the Scripture, for ff pirituall, Itisnot onely an armour,
butalfo a whole armorie of weapons, both offenfine,and detenfiue ; whereby we may faue our felues
and put the enemie to flight, Itisnotan herbe, but atree,or rather a whole paradife of trees ot lite,
which bring foorth fruiteuery moneth , and the fruit thereotis for meate, and the leaues for medi.
cine. Itisnota pot of Manna, or a crufe of oyle,which were for memorie only,or for a meales meate
or two, butas it were a fhowre of heauenly bread futficient for a whole hoft; be it neuer fo great; and
asit were a whole cellar full of oyle veflels ; whereby all our necefsities may be prouided tor ,andou:
debts difcharged. Ina word,itis a Panary of holelome foode, againft fenowed traditions; a Phyfi-
ons-fhop (Saint Bafllcalleth it) of preferuatiues agatoft poifoned herefies; a Pandect of profitable
lawes,agataft rebellious fpirits; a treaturie of moft coltly iewels , againft beggarly rudiments; Finally
4 fountaine of moft pure water {pringing vp vnto euerlafting life. And what maruaile? The original]
thereof being from heaue:y, not trom earth; the authour being God, not man ; the enditer , the holy
tpiri:,not the wit of the Apottles or Prophets ; the Per-men fuch as were fanGtified from the wombe,
and endewed witha principal portion of Gods fpirit; the matter, veritie, pietie, puritie, v rightnefle;
the forme,Gods word, Gods teltimonie, Gods oracles,the word of trueth, the word of ‘aluation &e.
the effects, light of vnderftanding.{tablenefie of perfwafion, repentance from dead workes, newnefle
of life,holinefle, peace, ioy in the holy Ghoft; laftly the end and reward of the ftudie thereof tellow-
fhip with the Saints, participation of the heauenly nature, fruition of an inheritance immortall ynde-
filed, and that neuer fhall fade away : Happie istheman that delighteth ia the Scripture , and thrife
happie that meditateth in it day and night.
But how fhall men meditate in that, which they cannotynderftand? How fhall they vnderftand
thatwhichis kept clofein an ynknowen tongue? asitis written, Except [know she power of chewy; ce
Lfballbeta bimthat fbeaketh a Barbarian,and be that fpeaketh, baltes Barbarian tome. The A pottle. ex.
cepteth no tongue; not Hebrewe the ancienteft, not Greeke the moft coptous,not Latine the fineft
Nature taught a naturall man to confelle,that all of vs in thofe tongues which wee doe not ynder-
ftand, are plainely deafe ; wee may turnethe deafe eare vntothem. The Scythian counted the Athes
nian, whom he did not ynderftand, barbarous: fo the Romane did the Syrian, and the Jew (cuen$
Hierome hionfelte calleth the Hebrew tongue barbarous, belike becaufe it was ftrange tofo many) fo
at it: fo the Jewes long before Chrift,called all other nations,Lognazim,wh
barous. Therefore as one complaineth, thatalwayes in the Senate ot Rome, there wasone orotl
that called foran interpreter: fo leftthe Church be driuen to the like exigent, it is neceflar re her
tranflationsinareadineffe. Tranflation it is that openeth the window,to letin the light; Yack aue
keth the fhell,that we may eat the kernel; that putteth afide the curtaine,that wema 8 ike at rea
moft Holy place; thar remooueth the couerof the well, that wee may come by the water euet as
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