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A12553	The differences of the churches of the seperation [sic] contayning a description of the leitourgie and ministerie of the visible church, annexed as a correction and supplement to a litle [sic] treatise lately published, bearing title, Principles and inferences, concerning the visible Church / published ... by Iohn Smyth.	Smyth, John, d. 1612.; Smyth, John, d. 1612. Principles and inferences concerning the visible Church.	1608 (1608)	STC 22876; ESTC S4092	36,426	42

or his truth So desyring the reader to weygh well what I plead not to bee offended at the manifold quotations which are of necess●ty that by places compared together the truth which is a mystery may appeare Antichristianisme which is the mystery of iniquity may bee discovered I cease commending him to the grace of God in Iesus Ch●ist who in due tyme will bring his people out of Aegypt Babylon spiritually so called though for a season they are there kept in Antichristian captivity g●eevous spirituall slavery which the Lord in his due tyme effect Amen Amen Iohn Smyth The principall contents of this treatise our differences from the auncyent brethren of the Seperation 1 Wee hould that the worship of the new testament properly so called is spirituall proceeding originally from the hart that reading out of a booke though a lawfu●l ecle●iastical action is no part of spirituall worship but rather the invention of the man of synne it beeing substituted for a part of spirituall worship 2 Wee hould that seeing prophesiing is a parte of spirituall worship therefore in time of prophes●yng it is vnlawfull to have the booke as a helpe before the eye 3 wee hould that seeing singinging a psalme is a parte of spirituall worship therefore it is vnlawfull to have the booke before the eye in time of singinge a psalme ● wee hould that the Presbytery of the church is vniforme that the triformed Presbyterie consisting of three kinds of Elders viz. Pastors Teachers Rulers is none o● Gods Ordinance but mans devise 5 wee hold that all the Elders of the Church are Pastors and that lay Elders to called are Antichristian 6 wee hold that in contributing to the Church Treaturie their ought 〈◊〉 bee both a separation from them that are without a sanctification of the whole action by Prayer Thankesgiving THE DIFFERENCES OF THE CHVRCHES OF THE SEPEration Conteyning a description of the Leitourgie Ministerie of the visible Church Annexed as a correction supplement to a litle treatise lately published bearing title principles inferences concerning the visible Church THE FIRST PART concerning the Leitourgie of the Church Cap. 1. of the Kingdom of the Saynts The visible Church by the Apostle is called a Kingly preisthood 1. pet 2.9 and the Saynts are Kings Preists vnto God Revel 1.6 The Saynts as Kings ●ule the visible Church 1. Cor. 5.12 psal 149.9 Mat. 18 15-17 1. Cor. 6 1.-9 The visible Church is Christs Kingdom Mat. 8.12 Ioh. 18 33-37 Act. 1.3 1. Cor. 15.24.25 Hebr. 12.28 The members of the visible Church are called the children of the Kingdom Mat. 8.12 And are vnder the government of the Church Marc. 13.34 1. Cor. 6.1.9 vnder the governmēnt of Christ Luk. 19.27 The actions of the Church in administring the Kingdom are actions of opposition difference plea strif as in admonition examination excommunication pacification absolution c. 1. Cor. 5 3-5 6 1-9 2. Ep. 2.6.7 Mat. 18-15-17 Revel 2.2 2. Chron. 19 10-11 Hethetto aperteyneth conference disputation Luc. 2.46.47 Act. 6.9 17 2 compared with ps●l 122.5 1. King 3 16-27 In examination of opinions facts also in conference disputation evidences of all sorts may be produced for finding out of the truth Revel 2.2 1. King 3 25-27 Evidences are of divers natures as confessions lotts Iosh 7 16-21 Oathes Exod. ●2 10.11 bookes of all sortes Dan 9 2-1 King 14.19 Act. 7.22 17.28 1. Cor. 15.33 Tit. 1.12 Iude. vers 14. compared with 1. Timoth. 1.4 Luk. 3 25-27 namly translations dictionaries histories chronicles commentaries c all which may for evidence of the truth be brought into the Church by necessary consequence Actions of administring the Church or Kingdom are not actions of spirituall worship properly so called for as the Kingdome and Preisthood of the old Testament were distinct as also their actions severall Heb. 7.14 Gen. 49.10 Deut. 33 8-11 2. Chron. 26.18 psal 122 4-5 So are the Kingdom Preisthood of the new Testament their actions also which were typed by the other Heb. 5.4.5 Act. 15 7-29 with 13.2 3. Chap. 2. of the Preisthood of the saynts Thus much of the Kingdom now followeth the Preisthood of the Church The saynts as Preists offer vp spirituall sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christ 1. pet 2.5 Spirituall sacrifices are such as originally proceed from the spirit they are called spirituall in opposition to the carnall or literall sacrifices performed by the sacrificing Preists of the old Testament which originally proceeded from the lettre by proportion also see Ioh. 1.17 2. Cor. 3.6 Gal. 3.5 Ioh. 4 20-24 The actions of the Church in dispencing the preisthood are actions of concord or vnion Act. 4 24-32 philip 3.16 Ephes 4 3-6 Actions of the Preisthood of the saynts are actions of spirituall worship properly so called Deu● 33.10 1. pet 2.5 compared with Revel 8.3 Heb. 13.10 philip 2.17 Act. 13.2 1. Cor. 11.4 14 15.22.26-31 In the worship of God properly so called the saynts are not to oppose contradict examine or censure to propound doubtfull controversall points of doctryne but in vnion spirituall to offer vp one the same spirituall sacryfice to the Lord. Act. 4 24-32 1. Cor. 11 18-20 10.16.17 If any thing doubtfull or false be delivered in tyme of spirituall worship it is to be examyned censured afterward 1. Cor. 14 31-33.40 compared with Revel 2.2 Act. 17.11 Chap. 3. of Spirituall worship of the Spirit Concerning spirituall worship consider these things following 1. The Fountayne from whence it proceedeth 2. The helpes wherby it is supported or furthered 3. The essence or nature wherin properly it cousisteth The Fountayne from whence spirituall worship proceedeth is the spirit Act. 1.4.5 2.4.17.18 1. Cor. 12.4 7.11 Eph. 5.18.19 The spirit signifieth 2. things 1. the spirit of God 2. the spirit of man that is the regenerate part of the soule Act. 2.17.18 1. Cor. 12.4 Rom. 7.6 Galath 3.2.3 The Regenerate part of the soule is eyther the sanctified memory the sanctified judgment the sanctified hart affections the sanctified conscience from all these must spirituall worship proceed Psal 103.1 2. Mat. 22 37 1. Timoth. 1.5 The work of the holy spirit is to suggest matter to move the regenerate part of the soule 1. Cor. 12 8-11 Ioh. 14.26 Luk. 24 32-45 The work of the memory is to have in a readynesse sufficiency of fit matter for the spirituall worship psal 103.2 119.16.93 The work of the judgment or vnderstanding is to discerne judge truth from falsehood right from wrong good from bad fit from vnsit 1. Cor. 14 29-32 11.29 Colos 1.9 3.16 Philip. 1.9.10 The work of the hart affections is to be moved according to the qualitie of the matter kind of the worship Iam. 5.13 Ezra 3 10-13 1. Cor. 14.24.25 The work of the conscience is a sorowfull or confortable

law is called a similitude of an heavenly thing Heb. 9 19-23 Holy Scriptures or writings beganne with Moses Exob 24.4 31.18 Ioh. 1.17 2. Cor. 3.7 Before Moses holy men prophesyed out of their harts receaved kept the truth of doctryne by tradition from hand to hand 2. Pet. 2.5 Iude vers 14.15 Deut. 31.24 When Moses had written the lawe he caused it to be put by the arke in the most holy place as a witnesse against the people deut 31.26 therfor the Apostle calleth it the hand-writing in ordinances which was contrary to vs which Christ nayled to his crosse Col. 2.14 Eph. 2.15 Hence it followeth that the holy originals the Hebrue scriptures of the old testament are ceremonyes 2. Cor. 3.3.7 Nomb. 5.23.24 by necessary consequent The book or tables of stone typed vnto the Iewes their hard hart voyde of the true vnderstanding of the lawe 2. Cor. 3.3 Heb. 8.10 Ezech. 36.26.27 2. Cor. 3.14.15 The Inck wherewith the lettres were written signified the Spirit of God 2. Cor 3.3 Heb. 8.10 compared with Exod. 31.18 The lettres written or characters engraven signifieth the work of the Spirit who alone doth write the law in our harts by proportion also Deut 9.10 compared with Heb. 8.10 Reading the words of the law out of the book signifieth the vttering of the word of God out of the hart by proportion see also 2. Cor. 3.2.3.6 1. Cor. 12.7 The writings of the old Testament being ceremonial are therfor abolished by Christ only so far forth as they are ceremonial Col. 2.14 20. Gal. 4.9 The thing signified by the book viz the law of God the new testament remayneth 2 Cor. 3 11.7 Heb. 8.6.7.13 Chap. 9 How the Originalls or Holy Scriptures are to be vsed The Scriptures of the old Testament are commaunded to the Church 2. Pet. 1.19 ●0 2. Timoth. 3.16 as also the Scriptures of the new Testament 1. Thes 5.27 Col. 4.16 by proportion Heer consider these things 1. How the Scriptures are to be vsed 2. How they are not to be vsed The Holy Scriptures are the Fountayne of all truth Ioh. 17.17 compared with 2. Timoth. 3.16.17 They are the ground foundacion of our fayth Ephes 2.20 compared with Ioh. 5.39 17.3 By them all doctrynes every Spiritt is to be judged Esay 8.20 1. Ioh. 4.1 Act. 17.11 They are to be read in the Church to be interpeted Col. 4.16 compared with Luk. 24.27 1. Cor. 14 27. 12.10 by proportion 2. Pet. 3.16 Neverthelesse the Holy Scriptures are not reteyned as helps before the eye in tyme of Spirituall worship Reasons are these Chap. 10. Reasons proving the Originals not to be given as helps before the eye in worship 1. Bicause Christ vsed the book to fulfill all righteousnes Mat. 3.15 having by the vse of the book fulfilled the law of reading he shut the book in the Synagogue to signifie that that ceremony of bookworship or the ministerie of the lettre was now exspired finished Luk. 4.20 Ioh 19.30 3. Bicause reading wordes out of a book is the ministration of the lettre 2. Cor. 3.6 namely a part of the ministerie of the old Testament which is abolished Heb. 8.13 2 cor 3.11.13 the ministery of the new testament is the ministerie of the spirit 2. Cor. 3.6 3. Bicause vppon the day of Pentecost many yeeres after the churches of the new testament did vse no bookes in tyme of spiritual worship but prayed prophesyed sang Psalmes meerely out of their harts Act. 2.4.42 10 44-48 19.6 1. cor 14 15-17.26.37 4. Bicause no example of the Scripture can be shewed of any man ordinary or extraordinary that at or after the day of Pentecost vsed a book in praying prophesying sing●ng Psalmes if yea let it be done wee yeeld 5. Bicause none of the books of the new Testament were written many yeeres after the day of Pentecost at the least seaven yeeres the Churches all that tyme could not vse the books of the new Testament which they had not 6. Bicause the Churches of the Greekes had no bookes to vse that they might vse ●awfully for they vnderstood not Hebrue the Septuagints translation ought not to be vsed or made the Apostles made no Greek translation And if the Apostles read the Hebrue an vnknowne tong in the Greek Churches it could not be a lawfull worship bicause it edified not if they had the Hebrue before their eyes interpeted Greek let it be shewed when where wee yeeld vnto it 7. Bicause as in prayer the spirit only is our help ther is no outward help given of God for that kind of worship So also in prophesying singing 1. Cor. 11.4 14.16 8. Bicause it is against the nature of spiritual worship for when we read wee receave matter from the book into the hart when we pray prophesy or sing we utter matter out of the hart vnto the eare of the Church Ezech 2 8-19 3 1-4 Revel 10 8-11 9. Bicause vpon the day of Pentecost fyerie cloven tongs did appeare not fiery cloven bookes Ac● 2.3 alwaies ther must be a proportion betwixt the type and the thing typed vpon the day of Pentecost the fiery law was given in bookes Deut 33.2 Exo 24.4.12 vpon the day of Pentecost the fiery gospel was given in tonges Act 2.3 Mat 3 11. Act 1.5 the booke therefore was proper for them the tonge for vs _____ 10. Bicause as all the worship which Moses taught began in the letter outwardly so proceeded inwardly to the spirit of the faithfull so contrariwise all the worship of the new testament signified by that typicall worship of Moses must beginne at the Spirit not at the letter originally 2. Cor 3.6.8 1. Cor 12.7 or els the heavenly thinge is not answerable to the similitude thereof Therfor as in prayer the book is laid aside that by the confession of the auncient brethren of the seperation so must it be also in prophesying singing of Psalmes as we are perswaded 1. Cor. 11.4 14.15.16.26 Quere whither the Prophets of the Church may not in tyme of Spiritual worship take the originals interpret out of them a text then shut the book prophesy from that ground of holy Scripture so interpreted Luk. 4 16-20 Chap. 11. objections for book worship answered The first objection Reading in the old Testament was commaunded by Moses Deut. 31 9-13 was amplified by David 1. Chron. 16. 25. was practised by Iosiah 2. Chron. 34.30 by Ezra Nehemiah Nehem. 8.8 9.3 allowed by our Savior Christ Luk. 4.16 by the Apostles Act. 13.14.15 c reported as a thing of auncient approved continuance Act. 15.21 Answer to the first objection First the reading commaunded by Moses was only once every seaven yeere Deut. 31.10.11 therfor it was no part of ordinary worship ther is no commaundement in Moses given eyther to the Preists

comming it was vnlawful to translate the Holy Originals from their ceremonial tong into any vulgar mother tong yet the partition wall being now broken downe translations are lawful that for these reasons Math. 28. Christ commaundeth to goe teach all nations therfor all nations may have the Holy Scriptures translated into their owne vernacular tong that therby they may learne the truth The Scriptures are a Creature or ordinance of God therfor as it is lawful to picture a man a byrd a fish a fowle an angel vertue or vice so is ir lawful to picture out or resemble the Hebrue Greek original Scriptures by any vulgar translation of any tong or Language whatsoever Againe as God sent the confusion of tongs as a curse Genes 11.6.7 so hath he sent the knowledg of the tongs as a blessing Act. 2.6.8 bicause the extraordinary knowledg of the tong is ceased the ordinary knowledg of them is left for our vse which can never be attayned vnto but by grammars dictionaryes whe●in the Hebrue words of the old Testament Greek of the new Testament are interpreted if it be lawfull to expresse in our owne tong al the Hebrue Greek words singly as in Grammars Dictionarves then it is lawful so to doe with thē al joyntly in syntaxe that is a translation whece it foloweth that translations of the holy scriptures are lawful necessary Further All the members of the Church cannot possiblie attayne the knowledg of the tongs which notwithstanding they must endevour to their vtmost 1 Cor. 14.1.5 seing the Holy Ghost hath commaunded al to try search read 1. Thes 5.21 Ioh. ● 39 Colos 4.16 all cannot trye search or read the originals they must needes have translations other Theological writings for their better help to the true vnderstanding of the original Scriptures Lastly these places of scripture compared together are sufficient warrant for the law fulnes of translations Mat. 1.23 Marc 5.41 1. Cor. 14 27. Now further wee have the translations of Holy Scripture in this account viz The translation agreable to the originals 1. Is a secondary Scripture yet much inferior to the originals 2. It may be read in the Church sung in times 3. It may be expounded in the Church 4. It may be so vsed as a meanes to prepare vs to spiritual worship 5. That the matter of the translation agreable to the originals is inspired but not the writing or character 6. That it may be made the ground of our fayth 7. That it may be made an instrument to trye doctryne by This wee hold affirmatively Negatively wee hold thus ● That reading the English translatinon is no part of the spiritual worship of the new Testament properly so called viz o● prayer prophesy singing of Psalmes ● That reading the English translation is no lawful meanes or help in tyme of Spiri●●al worship 3 That the worship of the New Testament must not beginne in the book or lettre outwardly but must proceed originally from the hart Spirit Al other publique private vses of translations wee allow Chap. 17. Concerning the vse of the translations for the hearers Hitherto aperteyneth another question whither the hearers may have their translations or the originals to read or search in tyme of prophesy The answer is Negative that it is not lawful for these reasons First the Prophets Apostles wrote bookes but did never devide their bookes int● chapters or verses Henry Stephen first made the verses of the new Testament Seing therfor that chapter verse were of mans invention hence it followeth before chapter verse came in the hearers could not turne to search their bookes in tyme of hearing Secondly the Apostles in quoting testimonyes of the Prophets doe not quote chapter verse but only say it is written by Zachary by Ieremy The Scripture saith The Holy Ghost saith c. Therby teaching vs that there is no vse of Chapter and verse for searching in tyme of hearing For no doubt they preached as they wrote Thirdly never was ther any mention made of any hearer that ever had his booke to search in tyme of hearing Fourthly Searching quotations hindereth attention for the mynd affections are distracted from hearing by seeking the places seing the mynd hart should follow ●he voyce of the speaker as in prayer so also in Prophefying Nehem. 8.3 Lastly manuscripts being few very deere large ther being yet no printing found out all could not have or bring their bookes but there is only one kind of true profitable hearing eyther all to have bookes and search or none to have them Seing therfor bringing bookes searching them in tyme of hearing was not from the beginning Therfor that also is a part of the mystery of iniquity in hearing the word Chap. 18. Of the nature of essence of Spiritual worship the essentiall causses kinds thereo Thus much concerning the helps of Spirituall wor●hip Now followeth to be considered the nature or essence thereof which may appeare in two particulars viz First in the essentiall causses of Spiritual worship Secondly in the proper kinds or parrs of the worship of the new Testament The essentiall causses of Spiritual worship are the matter and the so●●●● The matter of Gods worship is the holy Scriptu●es which cont●●neth the word o● God or the Gospel the subject whereof is Christ Iesus The forme or soule that quickeneth it is the Spirit Colos 3.16 compared with Eph. 5.18.19.20 This may be illustrated by the ceremoniall worship of the Old Testament the essentiall causses thereof The matter of the ceremonial worship of the Old Testament was the beasts incense Oyle fatt corne wine the like Creatures wherof the sacrifices offerings perfumes lampes bread were made with al the actions therto aperteyning Proportionable hereto is the matter of our spiritual worship Christ Iesus his merits the word of God conteyned in the Scriptures which offereth Christ Iesus vnto vs the seales of the covenant with all the actions therto aperteyning The form of the ceremonial worship of the Old Testament consisting in Sacrifices besides the manner of doing appeared in 4. things two wherof must be absent for the most part viz honey leaven two must alwayes be present fire salt Marc 9.49 compared with Leuit. 2.11.13 9.24 1. Cor. 5.6 -8. Proportionable herevnto the forme of our Spiritual worship consisteth in the fire of the Spirit working with the word Act. 2.3.4 Mat. 3.11 Luk. 12.49 50. 24.32 2. Tim. 2.6.7 Ierem. 23.29 In the salt of sound doctryne grace Mat. 5.13 Colos 4.6 In the vnleavened bread of synce●ity truth 1. Cor. 5.8 which was also signified by absence of honey which hath a faculty to leaven As the fire came downe from heaven whe●with the sacrifices were off●red Ievit 9.24 So the holy Ghost like fire came downe vppon the primitive Church to make their Spiritual sacrifices

testimony answerable to the matter handled 1. Timoth. 1.5 Act. 23.1 Finally the work of the Regenerat part of the soule is an Eccho correspondent to the work of the holy Spirit the condition of the word of God which in tyme of spiri●uall worship is administred psal 27.8 Esay 66.5 Mat. 13.9 Heb. 10 5-7 Caut. 5.4 Chap. 4. of quenching the Spirit In performing spirituall worship wee must take heed of quenching the spirit 1. Thes ● 19 1. Cor. 14.30 Iob 32 18-20 The Spirit is quenched two wayes By silence By set formes of worship Psal 40 1-3 1. Cor. 14 29-32 compared with 1 Thes 5.19.20 The Spirit is quenched by silence when fit matter is revealed to one that sitteth by he wthholdeth it in tyme of prophecying The Spirit is quenched by sett formes of worship for therein the spirit is not at liberty to vtter it self but is bounded in contrary to Act. 2.4 2. Cor. 3.17 compared with Ioh. 4.24 Gal. 4.31 5.1 Sett formes of worship are eyther in the memory or in the book Saying set formes of worship by rote is quenching the Spirit Reading sett formes of worship out of a book is quenching the Spirit for in the one the Spirit is not manifested but the strength of the memory in the other the matter is not brought out of the ha●● but out of the book so in neyther of them the Spirit is at liberty Chap. 5. of the helps of Spiritual worship Thus much concerning the Fountayne from whence Spiritual worship commeth now follow the helps wherby Spiritual worship is furthered or supported The helps are eyther inward or outward The inward helps are only the word the spirit Eph. 5.18.19 Col. 3.16 Rom. 8.26 The outward helps are the manifestation of the Spirit the seales of the covenant 1. Cor. 12.7 2.4 Act. 2.4.42 with the instruments creatures actions apperteyning therto Instruments as the tong eare to speake heate tast withal Act. 2.4.8 1. cor 11.24 Creatures as bread wine water Act. 8 36-39 1. Cor. 11.23 Mat. 26 27-29 Actions as speaking hearing breaking bread powring out wine eating drincking washing with water by consequent from the former places The publishing of the covenant of grace the putting to of the seales is only one concrete action or part of worship for the publishing of the covenant giveth being ●o the seales otherwise breaking bread baptising are but putting of seales to a blanck Chap. 6. concerning bookes writing Here a question is to be discussed wither a book be a lawful help to further vs in tyme of spiritual worship Revel 10.10.11 Ezech. 3.3.4 Bookes or writings are signes or pictures of things signified therby Writings are to be considered in the concrete or in the abstract In the concrete writings import both the signe the thing signified therby that is both the characters the matter In the abstract writings import the signe in relation to the thing signified therby vis lettres sillables wordes syntaxe Every writing is compounded of wordes Every worde is made of lettres sillables except that some lettres sillables are wordes Lettres or characters are significative Revel 1.8 13.18 Alpha Omega Chi. Xi 〈◊〉 signify first last 600 60 6. Wordes are significative in the first or second intention as Amen in the first intention signifieth truth or truly Mat. 5.18 Amen in the second intention signifieth Christ Revel 3.14 So doth Logos signify also and many other wordes of Scripture Syntaxe or joyning of wordes in order signifieth discourse As single wordes signify Logicall relations or arguments So Syntaxe or wordes compounded in sentence signifieth Axiomes Syllogismes Methode Therefore wordes and syntaxe are signes of thinges and of the relations and reason of thinges Hence it followeth that bookes or writinges are in the nature of picturer or Images therefore in the nature of ceremonies so by consequent reading a booke is ceremoniall For as the Beast in the Sacrifices of the ould Testament was ceremoniall so was the killing of the Beast ceremoniall Chap. 7. Of the kindes of bookes or writinges Thus much of the nature of bookes or writinges Now follow the kindes of bookes or the distribution of writinges writinges may bee distinguished according to the subject or efficient The subject of writinges are paper parchment wood stone metall c If writinges bee in paper or parchment they bee called bookes as may bee gathered from Deut. 31 24-26 Ierem 36.4 If writinges be ingraven in stone wood or metal it is caled graving or carving Exo. 28.11 2. Cor. 3.7 Iosh 8.32 The efficient of writinges are two God or Man God himselfe first engraved the law in tables of stone Exod. 31.18 Men are of two sortes Inspired or ordinary men Men Inspired by the Holy Ghost are the Holy Prophets Apostles who wrote the holy scriptures by inspiration 2. Pet. 1.21 2 Tim. 3.16 Rom. 1.2 namely the Hebrue of the ould testament the greeke of the new Testament The Holy Scriptures viz. the Originalls Hebrew Greek are given by Divine inspiration in their first donation were without error most perfect therefore Canonicall Ordinary men write bookes of divers kindes among the rest such as have the word of God or Holy Scriptures for their object are called Theological writinges among them Translations of the Holy Scriptures into the mother tong are cheifly to be esteemed as beeing the most principall yet only as the streame issuing from the fountayne or as the greatest river of the mayne sea No writinges of ordinary men how holy or good soever are given by inspiration therefore are subject to error imperfect so Apocrypha Chap. 8. Of the Originalls or Holy Scriptures of the partes of Holy Scripture Holy Scriptures as all other writinges whatsoever consist of two partes of the tong character of the substance or matter signified by the character The tong or character hath apertaining to it the grammar and the Rhethorick wher of the tong or character is the subiect The matter or substance of the scripture hath in it Logick History Cronology Cos mography Genealogy Philosophy Theologie and other like matter The principall parte of the matter is the Theologie A Translation of the holy originalls may expresse very much of the matter contayned in or signified by the originall characters it can expresse also much of the Rhethorickas Tropes Figures of sentence No Translation can possibly expresse all the matter of the holy originalls nor a thousand thinges in the Grammar Rhethorick characte● of the tong A Translation so far forth as it doth truly fully expresse any thing of the originals may be saide inspired of God no further Hence it followeth that a translation be it never so good is mixt with mens devises imperfect not equipollent to the originalles in a thousand particulars The holy originalles signifie and represent to our eyes heavenly things therfor the book of the