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.

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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.
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Fulke, William, 1538-1589.
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At London :: printed by Henrie Bynneman,
Anno. 1583. Cum gratia & priuilegio.
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Martin, Gregory, d. 1582. -- Discoverie of manifold corruptions of the holy scriptures of the heretikes -- Early works to 1800.
Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Bible -- Versions, Catholic vs. Protestant -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01309.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 23, 2025.

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FVLK. 9. In these three textes you triumphe not a litle, because your vulgar Latine text hath the Greeke worde Presbyter. The high dignitie of Priestes, or El∣ders, in remitting sinnes, we acknowledge with Chry∣sostom, in his booke entitled of Priesthood: which se∣ing it is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, we will neuer translate Eldershippe. But we may lawfully wishe, that both Chrysostom, and other auncient writers, had kept that distinction of termes, which the Apostles and Euangelists did so pre∣cisely obserue. In the last text, 1. Pet. 5. your vulgar La∣tine

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sayth, Seniores and Consenior, your selues in English, seniors, and fellow senior. What trespasse then haue we committed, in saying Elders, & fellow Elder, or an Elder also?

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