A defense of the sincere and true translations of the holie Scriptures into the English tong against the manifolde cauils, friuolous quarels, and impudent slaunders of Gregorie Martin, one of the readers of popish diuinitie in the trayterous Seminarie of Rhemes. By William Fvlke D. in Diuinitie, and M. of Pembroke haule in Cambridge. Wherevnto is added a briefe confutation of all such quarrels & cauils, as haue bene of late vttered by diuerse papistes in their English pamphlets, against the writings of the saide William Fvlke.

FVLK. 18. The phrase or manner of speach which the Prophete Ieremie vseth, beeing somewhat obscure, and vnusuall, hathe bredde dyuerse translations. The most simple meaning, and agreable vnto the Hebrue, is this: Lette vs destroye him wyth woodde in steede of breade, that is, lette vs famishe hym in a close pri∣son, or in the stockes, &c. and so maye the Greeke and vulgare Latine be expounded, lette vs giue hym woodde for breade, rather than that violent exposition of Saint Hierome, is to be admitted, whiche referreth it to his crucifying, where beside, it were an intollera∣ble figure in that place to vnderstand his body by bread, it is cleane contrarie to that you saide. For, the Crosse was not putte vppon Christe, but Christe vppon the Crosse. Suche wresting of the Scripture, where no neede is, maketh the Christians ridiculous to the Iewes. And yet it is more farre fetched, to drawe it to the sacrament, which is called bread, & is not bread: Neither doth Saint Hierome extend his interpretation so farre.