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. 13. But to proceede one steppe further, we proue* 1.1 it also to be in the Scriptures, thus. Them selues translate thus, Heb. 10. 29. Of howe much sorer punishment shall he be

worthy, which treadeth vnder foote the sonne of God? though one of their Bibles of the yeare 1562. very falsly and corruptly, leaueth out the wordes, worthy of, saying thus. How much sorer shall he be punished▪ &c: Fearing no doubt by translating the Greeke word sincerely, this consequence that now* 1.2 I shall inferre, to wit, If the Greeke worde here, by their owne translation, signifie to be worthy of, or, to deserue, being spoken of paines and punishment deserued: then must they graunt vs the same worde so to signifie elsewhere in the newe Testament, when it is spoken of deseruing heauen, and the king∣dome of God. as in these places, Luc. 21. Watch therefore▪ all* 1.3 times praying, that you MAY BE WORTHIE to stande before the sonne of man. and, c. 20. THEY THAT ARE WORTHY to attayne to that worlde, and to the resurrection from the deade, neyther marye, nor are maried. and, 2. Thess. 1. That you may BE WOR∣THYE* 1.4 of the kingdome of God, for which also ye suffer.

FVLK. 13. You thinke to haue great aduauntage at our translation of the worde 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Heb. 10. shall be worthye: which is true according to the sense, but not so proper for the worde, which signifieth ra∣ther to be iudged, or accounted worthye, whether he be worthye in deede, or not. And so it shoulde haue bene translated, if the nature of the worde had bene exact∣ly weighed. But the translators looked rather to the purpose of the Apostle, which is by all meanes to ter∣rifie such contemners and backeslyders, of whome he speaketh. The Greeke worde therefore doth not signi∣fie to deserue, but to be iudged worthye, although it is true, that those of whome the Apostle there speaketh, deserued extreame paynes of damnation. And euen so it signifieth in all other places, as Luc 20. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, they that shall be counted worthye to attayne to that worlde. and, Luc. 21. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that you may be counted worthye and, 2. Thess. 1. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that you may be counted worthye. And so the word doth signi∣fie

in other places, without controuersie, as Luc. 7. the Centurion sayd, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, I accounted not my selfe worthye. and, 1. Tim. 5. The Elders that gouerne well, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, let them be counted worthy of double honour. For it is the imperatiue mode, therefore it is a fault in our translations, to make it the indicatiue. For we can not saye, let them be worthye, or let them be made worthy: but let them be iudged, reputed, or ac∣counted worthy.

Notes

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