A discourse wherin is debated whether it be expedient that the scripture should be in English for al men to reade that wyll. Fyrst reade this booke with an indifferent eye, and then approue or condempne, as God shall moue your heart.

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A discourse wherin is debated whether it be expedient that the scripture should be in English for al men to reade that wyll. Fyrst reade this booke with an indifferent eye, and then approue or condempne, as God shall moue your heart.
Author
Standish, John, 1507?-1570.
Publication
Excusum Londini :: In ædibus Roberti Caly, typographi,
mense Decembris. Anno. 1554.
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Bible -- Versions -- English -- Early works to 1800.
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"A discourse wherin is debated whether it be expedient that the scripture should be in English for al men to reade that wyll. Fyrst reade this booke with an indifferent eye, and then approue or condempne, as God shall moue your heart." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A12919.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 20, 2024.

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The .xviii. probation.

In the Law and the Pro∣phetes

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o how many hard thyn∣ges be cōteined? yea what part of scripture is so lyghte that a godly learned man dare take in hand fully to discusse, expound, and declare by his owne witte, yf he doe not see nor neuer haue sene anye doctor or expositoure theron? And yet shall scripture be suffered to continew in then∣glish tongue for all men to ex∣pounde at theyr pleasure.?

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