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.

MART. 7. And cōcerning 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 which we now speake of, S. Hierom telleth them (in c. 58. Esai.) that it signifieth Cle∣ricorum* 1.1 ordinationem, that is, giuing of holy orders, whiche is done not onely by praier of the voice, but by* 1.2 imposition of the hande: according to S. Paul vnto Ti∣mothee, Manus citò nemini imposueris. Impose or put hands quickly on no man. That is, be not hastie or easie to giue holy orders. Where these great etymologistes, that so* 1.3 straine the originall nature of this worde to profane stretching forth the hand in elections, may learne an other Ecclesiasticall erymologie thereof, as proper and as well deduced of the worde as the other, to wit, putting forth the hand to giue orders: and so they shall finde it is all one with that which the Apostle cal∣leth imposition of hands, 1. Tim. 4 2. Tim 1: and consequently, for, ordaining Elders by election, they should haue sayd, ordaining or making Priests by imposition of handes: as else where S. Paule, 1. Tim. 5. and the Actes of the Apo∣stles (Act. 6. and 13.) do speake in the ordaining of the seuen Deacons and of S. Paul and Barnabas.

FVLK. 7. The testimonie of S. Hierome whom you* 1.4 cite, you vnderstand not, for speaking there of the ex∣tension of the finger, which the septuaginta translate 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and God requireth to be taken away: he saith, Many of our interpreters do vnderstande it of the ordi∣nation of Clerkes,

which is performed not onely at the imprecation of voice, but also at the imposition of hāds, least as we haue laughed at in some men, the secrete im∣precation of the voyce should ordaine Clerkes, being ignorant thereof. And so proceedeth to inueigh against the abuse of them,

that would ordaine Clerkes, of their basest officers, and seruitours, yea at the request of foo∣lish women. By which it is manifest, that his purpose is not to tell what 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. properly doth signifie, but that imposition of handes, is required in lawfull ordi∣nation, which many did vnderstand by the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

although in that place it signified no such matter. And therefore you muste seeke further authoritie to proue your Ecclesiasticall etymologie, that 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 signifi∣eth putting foorth of the handes to giue orders. The places you quote in the margent, out of the titles of Nazianzens sermons, are to no purpose, although they were in the texte of his Homilies. For it appeareth not, although by Synecdoche the whole order of ma∣king Clerkes were called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 that election was ex∣cluded where there was ordination by imposition of handes. As for that you cite out of Ignatius, pro∣ueth against you, that 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 differeth from impo∣sition of hands: because it is made a distinct office from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that signifieth to lay on handes? and so 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 by your owne author doe differ.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Greg. Nazian. in titul. Ser. 1. 4. 5.
• * 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• * 1.3

  Ignat. ep. 10. saith of Bishoppes, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• * 1.4

  In Esa. cap. 58.