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in_o the_o ancient_a latin_a bibles_n write_v about_o seven_o or_o eight_o hundred_o year_n ago_o st._n jerom_n also_o have_v follow_v this_o method_n in_o his_o great_a prologue_n call_v galeatus_fw-la the_o syrian_n have_v preserve_v this_o same_o order_n in_o their_o version_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o edition_n of_o widmanstadius_n nevertheless_o they_o have_v not_o in_o their_o ancient_a copy_n according_a to_o which_o this_o edition_n of_o widmanstadius_n be_v regulate_v the_o second_o epistle_n of_o st._n peter_n nor_o the_o second_o and_o three_o of_o st._n john_n nor_o that_o of_o st._n judas_n these_o epistle_n be_v not_o apparent_o in_o the_o greek_a copy_n which_o the_o syrian_n have_v translate_v into_o their_o language_n however_o it_o seem_v as_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o very_o certain_a concern_v the_o order_n of_o these_o epistle_n for_o in_o the_o last_o of_o the_o canon_n that_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o apostle_n those_o of_o st._n peter_n be_v set_v down_o first_o and_o afterward_o those_o of_o st._n john_n and_o that_o of_o st._n james_n stand_v in_o the_o three_o rank_n the_o bishop_n assemble_v at_o trent_n have_v also_o name_v they_o after_o this_o same_o manner_n conformable_o to_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n calvin_n himself_o have_v set_v the_o epistle_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o the_o head_n of_o all_o in_o his_o commentary_n on_o the_o canonical_a epistle_n but_o we_o ought_v to_o prefer_v the_o order_n that_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a copy_n and_o also_o in_o the_o oriental_a version_n as_o for_o what_o concern_v the_o authority_n of_o these_o epistle_n very_o great_a difficulty_n arise_v from_o thence_o for_o as_o we_o have_v already_o see_v the_o syrian_n have_v not_o insert_v some_o of_o they_o in_o their_o version_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o they_o will_v have_v do_v if_o they_o have_v be_v read_v in_o the_o eastern_a church_n when_o they_o interpret_v they_o out_o of_o the_o greek_a into_o syriack_n nevertheless_o they_o have_v since_o translate_v they_o and_o they_o have_v be_v likewise_o print_v therefore_o they_o be_v also_o find_v in_o the_o arabic_a version_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o examine_v this_o matter_n more_o exact_o in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o this_o work_n wherein_o i_o shall_v treat_v of_o version_n in_o particular_a but_o since_o my_o design_n at_o present_a be_v only_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o text_n let_v we_o see_v what_o the_o ancient_n have_v think_v thereupon_o eusebius_n who_o avouch_v 23._o avouch_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n hist_o eccl._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 23._o that_o the_o epistle_n of_o st._n james_n the_o brother_n of_o our_o saviour_n with_o the_o other_o canonical_a epistle_n be_v public_o read_v in_o his_o time_n in_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o church_n observe_v nevertheless_o that_o not_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n have_v make_v mention_n of_o it_o as_o neither_o of_o that_o of_o st._n judas_n he_o will_v say_v without_o doubt_n that_o there_o be_v few_o of_o the_o ancient_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n that_o have_v cite_v it_o as_o canonical_a therefore_o in_o another_o part_n of_o his_o history_n where_o he_o produce_v a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n 25._o testament_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n hist_o eccl._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 25._o he_o reckon_v the_o same_o epistle_n of_o st._n james_n that_o of_o st._n judas_n the_o second_o of_o st._n peter_n and_o the_o second_o and_o three_o of_o st._n john_n among_o the_o scripture_n that_o be_v not_o general_o receive_v as_o canonical_a by_o all_o the_o church_n though_o several_a ancient_a father_n have_v speak_v of_o they_o st._n jerom_n who_o usual_o transcribe_v eusebius_n in_o his_o catalogue_n of_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n express_v himself_o almost_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o this_o historian_n do_v on_o the_o epistle_n of_o st._n james_n for_o after_o he_o have_v say_v jac._n say_v jacobus_n qui_fw-la appellatur_fw-la frater_fw-la domini-unam_a tantùm_fw-la scripsit_fw-la epistolam_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-la septem_fw-la catholicis_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la ab_fw-la alio_fw-la quodam_fw-la sub_fw-la nomine_fw-la ejus_fw-la edita_fw-la asseritur_fw-la licet_fw-la paulatim_fw-la tempore_fw-la procedente_fw-la obtinuerit_fw-la auctoritatem_fw-la hieron_n de_fw-fr script_n eccl._n in_o jac._n that_o st._n james_n the_o first_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n have_v write_v but_o one_o letter_n which_o be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o seven_o canonical_a epistle_n he_o add_v to_o show_v that_o all_o people_n be_v not_o agree_v that_o it_o be_v certain_o he_o that_o it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o have_v be_v write_v by_o another_o in_o his_o name_n though_o it_o have_v obtain_v authority_n in_o process_n of_o time_n cardinal_n cajetan_n make_v use_v of_o this_o same_o passage_n of_o s._n jerom_n jac._n cajet_fw-fr comm._n in_o c._n 1._o epist_n jac._n to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o absolute_o certain_a that_o this_o epistle_n be_v compose_v by_o s._n james_n the_o brother_n of_o our_o lord_n non_fw-la usquequaque_fw-la certum_fw-la a_o epistola_fw-la haec_fw-la sit_fw-la jacobi_n fratris_fw-la domini_fw-la he_o have_v also_o entitle_v his_o annotation_n on_o this_o epistle_n commentary_n on_o the_o epistle_n that_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o s._n james_n in_o eam_fw-la quae_fw-la divo_fw-la jacobo_n inscribitur_fw-la commentarii_fw-la in_o which_o point_n he_o be_v more_o scrupulous_a than_o s._n jerom_n who_o have_v make_v no_o difficulty_n to_o quote_v it_o under_o this_o title_n indeed_o this_o father_n simple_o relate_v in_o this_o place_n the_o various_a opinion_n of_o several_a person_n concern_v the_o author_n of_o this_o epistle_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v read_v in_o the_o church_n under_o the_o name_n of_o s._n james_n and_o it_o have_v be_v read_v therein_o ever_o since_o that_o time_n this_o cardinal_n discover_v too_o nice_a a_o curiosity_n as_o well_o as_o when_o he_o add_v in_o this_o very_a place_n that_o the_o manner_n of_o salute_v that_o be_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o jac._n this_o salutatio_fw-la hîc_fw-la posita_fw-la tam_fw-la pura_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la nulli_fw-la salutationi_fw-la cujuscunque_fw-la alterius_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la epistolae_fw-la conformis_fw-la sit_fw-la nam_fw-la nihil_fw-la dei_fw-la nihil_fw-la jesus_n christi_fw-la nihil_fw-la gratiae_fw-la nihilve_fw-la pacis_fw-la sonat_fw-la sed_fw-la profano_fw-la more_fw-it salutem_fw-la nec_fw-la ipse_fw-la seipsum_fw-la nominat_fw-la apostolum_n sed_fw-la tantùm_fw-la servum_fw-la jesus_n christi_fw-la cajet_fw-fr comm._n in_o c._n 1._o epist_n jac._n epistle_n contain_v nothing_o apostolical_a on_o the_o contrary_a that_o it_o be_v altogether_o profane_a no_o mention_n be_v therein_o make_v of_o jesus_n christ_n nor_o of_o grace_n nor_o peace_n and_o he_o do_v not_o call_v himself_o say_v he_o a_o apostle_n but_o a_o servant_n of_o jesus_n christ_n sixtus_n senensis_n have_v rehearse_v these_o word_n among_o the_o objection_n that_o luther_n have_v make_v against_o this_o epistle_n and_o perhaps_o cajetan_n have_v take_v the_o best_a part_n of_o these_o expression_n from_o he_o but_o this_o objection_n be_v so_o weak_a and_o even_o so_o irrational_a that_o the_o lutheran_n have_v have_v no_o regard_n to_o it_o no_o more_o than_o to_o divers_a other_o reason_n that_o their_o master_n have_v allege_v against_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n james_n for_o they_o receive_v it_o at_o this_o day_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o catholic_n nevertheless_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v excuse_v in_o this_o respect_n because_o they_o still_o retain_v in_o some_o edition_n of_o their_o german_a bible_n the_o preface_n of_o luther_n that_o be_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o of_o that_o of_o s._n james_n after_o they_o have_v admit_v they_o as_o canonical_a for_o they_o disow_v by_o these_o preface_n what_o they_o authorize_v in_o the_o body_n of_o their_o bible_n i_o can_v have_v wish_v that_o melchior_n canus_n 11._o melch._n can._n de_fw-fr loc_fw-fr theol._n l._n 2._o c._n 11._o and_o some_o other_o learned_a divine_n have_v not_o make_v use_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o certain_a decretal_a epistle_n false_o attribute_v to_o the_o first_o pope_n to_o show_v that_o ever_o since_o the_o primitive_a time_n of_o christianity_n it_o have_v be_v believe_v that_o this_o epistle_n do_v certain_o belong_v to_o s._n james_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o this_o sort_n of_o proof_n for_o though_o the_o ancient_n have_v be_v divide_v as_o to_o this_o point_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o the_o succeed_a age_n after_o a_o due_a reflection_n on_o this_o matter_n have_v find_v in_o antiquity_n certain_a act_n sufficient_a to_o justify_v the_o place_v this_o epistle_n of_o s._n james_n in_o the_o rank_n of_o the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o that_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o world_n do_v at_o
this_o day_n receive_v it_o as_o such_o calvin_n who_o have_v be_v more_o moderate_a herein_o than_o luther_n have_v choose_v rather_o to_o reconcile_v the_o doctrine_n of_o s._n james_n touch_v faith_n and_o work_n with_o that_o of_o s._n paul_n than_o unadvised_o to_o reject_v this_o epistle_n under_o colour_n that_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o same_o s._n paul._n to_o receive_v say_v he_o this_o epistle_n this_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v sufficient_a jaq._n calv._n arg_fw-mi de_fw-fr son_fw-fr comm._n sur_fw-fr l'epi_v de_fw-fr st._n jaq._n that_o it_o contain_v nothing_o unworthy_a of_o a_o apostle_n of_o christ_n the_o lutheran_n themselves_o soon_o perceive_v that_o their_o master_n sometime_o give_v out_o opinion_n without_o a_o due_a consideration_n of_o what_o he_o affirm_v raithius_n who_o have_v make_v a_o apology_n for_o luther_n confess_v that_o he_o have_v write_v in_o the_o first_o edition_n of_o his_o german_a bible_n to_o this_o effect_n that_o if_o this_o epistle_n be_v compare_v with_o those_o of_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n it_o will_v appear_v only_o a_o epistle_n of_o straw_n epistola_fw-la straminea_fw-la but_o 21._o but_o post_fw-la majorem_fw-la illuminationem_fw-la ut_fw-la dies_fw-la diem_fw-la docet_fw-la verba_fw-la illa_fw-la duriuscula_fw-la postertoribus_fw-la saerorum_fw-la bibliorum_fw-la editionibus_fw-la sunt_fw-la omissa_fw-la nec_fw-la post_fw-la annum_fw-la 1526._o in_fw-la ullâ_fw-la amplius_fw-la editione_n straminea_fw-la voco_fw-la raith_n vind._n verse_n germ._n luth._o the_o 21._o after_o he_o have_v be_v more_o enlighten_v these_o word_n be_v take_v away_o in_o the_o follow_a edition_n and_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o those_o that_o have_v be_v make_v since_o the_o year_n 1526._o nevertheless_o a_o certain_a lutheran_n publish_v a_o book_n at_o strasbourg_n in_o the_o year_n 1527_o wherein_o he_o speak_v after_o a_o strange_a manner_n of_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n james_n he_o affirm_v 722._o affirm_v non_fw-la possumus_fw-la hîc_fw-la defendere_fw-la jacobum_fw-la citat_fw-la enim_fw-la scripturas_fw-la falsò_fw-la &_o solus_fw-la spiritui_fw-la saucto_fw-la legi_fw-la prophetis_fw-la christo_fw-la apostolisque_n omnibus_fw-la contradicit_fw-la testimomum_fw-la ipsius_fw-la vanum_fw-la est_fw-la uni_fw-la ipsi_fw-la testi_fw-la credendum_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la supra_fw-la annotavimus_fw-la praesertim_fw-la cum_fw-la quo_fw-la ipse_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n &_o tot_fw-la testes_fw-la veritatis_fw-la dissentiant_fw-la ne_fw-fr igitur_fw-la succenseas_n nobis_fw-la lector_n si_fw-la duriùs_fw-la &_o vehementiùs_fw-la calamo_fw-la quandoque_fw-la in_o auctorem_fw-la invecti_fw-la sumus_fw-la meretur_fw-la enim_fw-la hoc_fw-la odium_fw-la &_o hanc_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la vehementiam_fw-la dum_fw-la aliam_fw-la perfectionem_fw-la atque_fw-la justitiam_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la contendit_fw-la quà m_fw-la fidei_fw-la andr._n altham_n apud_fw-la grot._n de_fw-fr discuss_v rivet_n apolog._n p._n 722._o that_o he_o can_v defend_v it_o because_o the_o author_n allege_v false_a quotation_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o alone_o contradict_v the_o law_n the_o prophet_n jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n he_o condemn_v the_o testimony_n of_o this_o writer_n as_o vain_a bold_o affirm_v that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o believe_v he_o be_v a_o single_a witness_n especial_o since_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o witness_n of_o the_o truth_n do_v dissent_n from_o he_o last_o this_o man_n after_o he_o have_v take_v so_o much_o liberty_n to_o declaim_v against_o the_o author_n of_o this_o epistle_n add_v at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n that_o none_o ought_v to_o be_v offend_v that_o he_o have_v treat_v he_o so_o severe_o for_o say_v he_o he_o deserve_v this_o hatred_n because_o he_o have_v propose_v to_o we_o another_o righteousness_n than_o that_o of_o faith._n can_v there_o be_v any_o thing_n more_o insolent_a than_o the_o word_n of_o this_o sectary_n who_o dare_v oppose_v his_o false_a conception_n against_o the_o testimony_n of_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o world_n socinus_n speak_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o moderation_n and_o judgement_n concern_v the_o authority_n of_o this_o epistle_n this_o champion_n of_o the_o unitarian_n declare_v that_o it_o be_v doubt_v in_o the_o beginning_n touch_v the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n james_n of_o the_o second_o of_o s._n peter_n and_o of_o that_o of_o s._n judas_n because_o they_o be_v find_v after_o the_o collection_n of_o the_o other_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n have_v be_v make_v 2._o make_v cùm_fw-la postea_fw-la tempore_fw-la procedente_fw-la ex_fw-la judiciis_fw-la huic_fw-la rei_fw-la aptis_fw-la cognitum_fw-la fuisset_fw-la istas_fw-la epistolas_fw-la illorum_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la esse_fw-la exempta_fw-la plerisque_fw-la illa_fw-la dubitatio_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la inter_fw-la alius_fw-la sunt_fw-la numeratae_fw-la &_o ea_fw-la quidem_fw-la quae_fw-la jacobi_n est_fw-la ante_fw-la dvas_fw-la reliquas_fw-la soc._n de_fw-fr auctor_fw-la script_n sac._n c._n 1._o n._n 2._o but_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v afterward_o that_o they_o be_v certain_o compose_v by_o the_o apostle_n who_o name_n they_o bear_v the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o church_n do_v no_o long_o doubt_v thereof_o and_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n james_n be_v place_v before_o the_o two_o other_o moreover_o with_o respect_n to_o that_o of_o s._n james_n he_o prove_v the_o antiquity_n of_o this_o tradition_n by_o the_o ancient_a syriack_n copies_n therefore_o he_o do_v not_o only_o receive_v they_o as_o canonical_a but_o believe_v also_o that_o they_o do_v certain_o belong_v to_o they_o to_o who_o they_o be_v attribute_v although_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o the_o first_o of_o these_o catholic_n epistle_n be_v write_v by_o s._n james_n nevertheless_o it_o remain_v to_o be_v know_v who_o this_o james_n be_v the_o title_n of_o this_o epistle_n do_v not_o resolve_v this_o difficulty_n because_o it_o be_v different_a according_a to_o the_o various_a greek_a copy_n and_o indeed_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o rely_v on_o this_o sort_n of_o title_n that_o be_v late_a than_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n it_o be_v read_v simple_o in_o some_o manuscript_n copy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2872._o god._n ms._n bibl._n reg._n n._n 2872._o the_o catholic_n epistle_n of_o s._n james_n and_o in_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o catholic_n epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n s_o james_n this_o be_v also_o the_o title_n that_o have_v be_v prefix_v in_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a epistola_fw-la catholica_fw-la beati_fw-la jacobi_n apostoli_fw-la and_o which_o beza_n have_v retain_v in_o his_o greek_a edition_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n where_o we_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o catholic_n epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n james_n but_o robert_n stephen_n in_o his_o curious_a greek_a edition_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o folio_n have_v simple_o put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o catholic_n epistle_n of_o james_n it_o be_v no_o otherwise_o in_o crespin_n edition_n at_o geneva_n in_o the_o year_n 1565._o it_o be_v read_v according_a to_o the_o same_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o epistle_n of_o s._n james_n in_o that_o of_o wolfius_n at_o strasbourg_n in_o 1524._o we_o read_v also_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n in_o the_o edition_n of_o melchior_n sessa_o at_o venice_n in_o 1538_o and_o in_o that_o of_o simon_n de_fw-fr colines_n at_o paris_n in_o 1534_o and_o in_o many_o other_o this_o be_v most_o natural_a and_o most_o conformable_a to_o the_o greek_a text_n where_o s._n james_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o epistle_n take_v upon_o he_o no_o other_o quality_n than_o that_o of_o a_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n therefore_o grotius_n have_v also_o preserve_v this_o same_o title_n and_o 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