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from_o the_o jew_n and_o speak_v the_o same_o language_n as_o those_o that_o inhabit_v judea_n this_o be_v all_o that_o can_v be_v conclude_v from_o the_o discourse_n of_o eusebius_n which_o have_v be_v amplify_v in_o process_n of_o time_n st._n hierom_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o have_v understand_v the_o sense_n of_o this_o historian_n when_o he_o say_v in_o his_o catalogue_n of_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n that_o pantenus_n panteno_n pantenus_n quod_fw-la hebraicis_fw-la literis_fw-la scriptum_fw-la revertens_fw-la alexandriam_fw-la secum_fw-la detulit_fw-la hier._n the_o scriptor_n eccles_n in_o panteno_n return_v to_o alexandria_n carry_v back_o with_o he_o the_o gospel_n of_o st._n matthew_n write_v in_o hebrew_a character_n eusebius_n say_v only_o that_o the_o christian_n of_o ethiopia_n have_v preserve_v this_o hebrew_n gospel_n until_o the_o arrival_n of_o pantenus_n the_o three_o material_a proof_n that_o be_v bring_v be_v take_v from_o the_o chronicle_n of_o alexandria_n wherein_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o a_o correct_a book_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o st._n john_n that_o have_v be_v write_v with_o that_o evangelist_n own_o hand_n
these_o objection_n of_o casaubon_n i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o think_v that_o the_o opinion_n of_o baronius_n can_v be_v call_v impious_a that_o i_o affirm_v it_o on_o the_o contrary_a to_o be_v ground_v on_o the_o testimony_n of_o all_o antiquity_n and_o on_o good_a reason_n it_o be_v certain_a and_o casaubon_n himself_o agree_v to_o it_o that_o s._n matthew_n have_v write_v his_o gospel_n in_o hebrew_n of_o which_o the_o greek_a be_v only_o a_o version_n this_o be_v grant_v why_o may_v not_o the_o name_n of_o a_o original_a be_v give_v to_o this_o hebrew_n text_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o this_o that_o be_v not_o conformable_a to_o reason_n and_o good_a sense_n this_o be_v the_o principle_n on_o which_o the_o protestant_n rely_v when_o they_o correct_v the_o version_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n from_o the_o original_a hebrew_n but_o say_v they_o we_o have_v no_o long_o the_o hebrew_n of_o s._n matthew_n it_o be_v true_a but_o aught_o this_o to_o hinder_v we_o from_o call_v it_o authentic_a with_o the_o ancient_a ecclesiastical_a writer_n since_o in_o effect_v it_o be_v so_o if_o it_o be_v not_o lose_v may_v we_o not_o have_v recourse_n thereto_o at_o this_o day_n to_o resolve_v several_a difficulty_n in_o the_o greek_a version_n we_o see_v that_o s._n hierom_n have_v consult_v it_o on_o the_o second_o verse_n of_o the_o six_o chapter_n of_o s._n matthew_n where_o we_o read_v in_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a panem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la supersubstantialem_fw-la da_fw-la nobis_fw-la hodie_fw-la 6._o hodie_fw-la quod_fw-la nos_fw-la supersubstantialem_fw-la expressimus_fw-la in_fw-la graeco_fw-la habetur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o evangelio_n quod_fw-la appellatur_fw-la secundùm_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la pro_fw-la substantiali_fw-la pane_fw-la reperi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la crastinum_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la futurum_fw-la da_fw-la nobis_fw-la hodie_fw-la hieron_n comm._n in_o matth._n lib._n 1._o c._n 6._o he_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v of_o to_o morrow_n from_o whence_o he_o infer_v that_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o passage_n be_v give_v we_o this_o day_n our_o bread_n of_o to_o morrow_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o every_o day_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o ancient_a vulgar_a latin_a and_o s._n jerom_n have_v keep_v the_o word_n quotidianum_fw-la in_o s._n luke_n chap._n xi_o 3._o this_o exposition_n of_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v obscure_a be_v considerable_a the_o grammarian_n do_v at_o this_o day_n dispute_v concern_v its_o signification_n but_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v in_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o nazarenes_n resolve_v all_o their_o doubt_n this_o have_v cause_v grotius_n to_o say_v that_o after_o the_o testimony_n of_o s._n jerom_n 11._o grot._n annot_n in_o evangel_n matth._n c._n vi_fw-la v._o 11._o who_o have_v thereupon_o consult_v the_o hebrew_n or_o chaldaic_a text_n we_o ought_v not_o any_o long_a to_o dispute_v about_o the_o original_a of_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o know_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o although_o we_o shall_v have_v at_o this_o very_a day_n continue_v casaubon_n the_o hebrew_a gospel_n of_o the_o nazarenes_n we_o can_v not_o make_v it_o pass_v for_o a_o original_n because_o it_o have_v be_v use_v by_o heretic_n and_o that_o the_o catholic_n have_v always_o adhere_v to_o the_o greek_a copy_n ever_o since_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o church_n but_o though_o we_o shall_v suppose_v with_o casaubon_n that_o the_o nazarenes_n have_v be_v heretic_n will_v this_o hinder_v their_o hebrew_a gospel_n which_o have_v be_v write_v in_o this_o language_n by_o s._n matthew_n from_o be_v a_o true_a original_a i_o will_v willing_o know_v whether_o the_o hebrew_n text_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v less_o authentic_a in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o samaritan_n and_o of_o the_o jew_n call_v caraite_n than_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o other_o jew_n who_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o rabbanites_n and_o from_o who_o we_o have_v receive_v it_o the_o protestant_n be_v on_o the_o same_o bottom_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o the_o ebionite_n be_v heretofore_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o orthodox_n this_o church_n reckon_v they_o equal_o in_o the_o number_n of_o heretic_n may_v it_o be_v say_v for_o this_o reason_n that_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o protestant_n be_v not_o authentic_a this_o no_o rational_a catholic_n will_v ever_o avouch_v and_o therefore_o the_o proof_n that_o casaubon_n bring_v from_o the_o pretend_a heresy_n of_o the_o nazarenes_n and_o from_o that_o of_o the_o ebionite_n be_v of_o no_o weight_n beside_o it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o the_o hebrew_n gospel_n of_o s._n matthew_n have_v be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o heretic_n only_o since_o as_o have_v be_v above_o show_v it_o have_v be_v compose_v for_o the_o primitive_a christian_n of_o palestin_n from_o who_o the_o nazarene_n sectary_n be_v descend_v and_o the_o greek_a be_v only_o a_o version_n of_o it_o neither_o can_v it_o be_v aver_v that_o the_o catholic_n have_v not_o acknowledge_v any_o other_o copy_n of_o s._n matthew_n than_o that_o which_o be_v in_o greek_a since_o the_o jew_n of_o the_o territory_n of_o jerusalem_n who_o embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n and_o be_v call_v nazarenes_n have_v be_v the_o first_o christian_n in_o the_o world_n it_o will_v be_v a_o piece_n of_o injustice_n in_o we_o to_o treat_v they_o as_o heretic_n for_o this_o reason_n only_o because_o they_o retain_v the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o old_a law_n with_o christianity_n otherwise_o we_o must_v treat_v the_o apostle_n as_o heretic_n who_o observe_v they_o also_o at_o the_o beginning_n this_o may_v be_v then_o tolerate_v in_o these_o primitive_a christian_n who_o spring_v out_o from_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o who_o have_v before_o their_o eye_n the_o example_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n that_o which_o have_v mislead_v casaubon_n and_o many_o other_o as_o well_o protestant_n as_o catholic_n who_o have_v reject_v the_o hebrew_n gospel_n of_o the_o nazarenes_n as_o a_o apocryphal_a piece_n be_v that_o they_o have_v not_o due_o reflect_v on_o the_o original_a of_o the_o christian_a religion_n the_o primitive_a christian_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o of_o palestin_n who_o make_v use_v of_o this_o hebrew_n gospel_n have_v not_o long_o subsist_v in_o their_o first_o estate_n and_o the_o other_o on_o the_o contrary_n who_o speak_v greek_n be_v disperse_v throughout_o the_o whole_a earth_n it_o have_v happen_v from_o thence_o that_o the_o greek_a gospel_n only_o have_v be_v preserve_v among_o the_o catholic_n because_o all_o the_o other_o christian_n have_v take_v their_o version_n from_o this_o copy_n the_o chaldaic_a tongue_n in_o which_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o nazarenes_n be_v write_v be_v not_o understand_v but_o by_o some_o jew_n beside_o the_o nazarenes_n who_o have_v retain_v judaisme_n with_o christianity_n become_v odious_a to_o the_o other_o christian_n who_o be_v convert_v from_o gentilism_n and_o there_o be_v a_o irreconcilable_a hatred_n between_o they_o if_o the_o ancient_a nazarenes_n for_o who_o s._n matthew_n have_v write_v his_o gospel_n be_v yet_o in_o be_v their_o hebrew_a copy_n will_v be_v without_o doubt_n prefer_v before_o the_o greek_a version_n which_o we_o have_v s._n jerom_n and_o s._n epiphanius_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v favourable_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o casaubon_n that_o on_o the_o contrary_n they_o overthrow_v it_o in_o express_a term_n as_o appear_v from_o their_o testimony_n which_o we_o have_v above_o relate_v this_o be_v so_o true_a that_o casaubon_n to_o justify_v his_o opinion_n have_v on_o purpose_n corrupt_v a_o passage_n of_o st._n epiphanius_n who_o call_v the_o hebrew_n gospel_n of_o the_o nazarenes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d most_o entire_a he_o will_v have_v it_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v not_o entire_a against_o all_o the_o edition_n of_o the_o work_n of_o this_o father_n and_o without_o produce_v any_o manuscript_n to_o prove_v a_o alteration_n of_o this_o importance_n he_o say_v only_o that_o this_o place_n of_o s._n epiphanius_n be_v contrary_a to_o another_o wherein_o he_o call_v the_o hebrew_n gospel_n of_o the_o ebionite_n a_o gospel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v not_o entire_a but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d corrupt_v and_o mutilate_v casaubon_n have_v not_o take_v heed_n that_o although_o the_o nazarenes_n and_o the_o ebionite_n do_v equal_o make_v use_n of_o the_o hebrew_n gospel_n of_o s._n matthew_n their_o copy_n be_v nevertheless_o different_a these_o last_o as_o s._n epiphanius_n himself_o have_v remark_v have_v corrupt_v their_o copy_n and_o
ebionite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n ibid._n have_v their_o priest_n or_o elder_n and_o their_o chief_n of_o the_o synagogue_n for_o they_o call_v not_o say_v he_o their_o assembly_n a_o church_n but_o a_o synagogue_n he_o speak_v apparent_o of_o the_o ebionite_n that_o understand_v the_o greek_a tongue_n and_o even_o read_v a_o greek_a translation_n of_o their_o hebrew_a or_o syriack_n gospel_n for_o this_o distinction_n between_o the_o word_n synagogue_n and_o church_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o hebrew_n or_o syriack_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o two_o word_n be_v the_o same_o in_o the_o greek_a as_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o prove_v from_o the_o greek_a version_n of_o the_o septuagint_n the_o ebionite_n be_v not_o content_v only_o to_o have_v corrupt_v the_o gospel_n of_o s._n matthew_n but_o they_o forge_v also_o divers_a book_n according_a to_o epiphanius_n 22._o epiphanius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n ibid._n n._n 22._o under_o the_o name_n of_o james_n matthew_n and_o other_o disciple_n of_o jesus_n christ_n they_o read_v one_o in_o like_a manner_n under_o the_o name_n of_o s._n john_n abuse_v by_o this_o mean_v the_o name_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o impose_v on_o those_o of_o their_o party_n 15._o party_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n ibid._n n._n 15._o beside_o they_o make_v use_v of_o the_o voyage_n of_o s._n peter_n write_v by_o s._n clement_n but_o they_o have_v so_o alter_v and_o mangle_v they_o that_o there_o hardly_o remain_v any_o thing_n of_o truth_n they_o model_v they_o after_o a_o new_a manner_n and_o suit_v they_o to_o their_o humour_n to_o cause_v s._n peter_n to_o utter_v abundance_n of_o falsity_n that_o authorize_v that_o which_o be_v practise_v among_o they_o these_o heretic_n may_v be_v easy_o convince_v of_o have_v retrench_v from_o their_o copy_n of_o s._n matthew_n the_o genealogy_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o the_o cerinthian_o and_o the_o carpocratian_o who_o read_v it_o and_o who_o hold_v the_o same_o opinion_n as_o they_o do_v touch_v the_o birth_n of_o our_o saviour_n have_v this_o genealogy_n in_o their_o copy_n they_o refer_v to_o this_o to_o prove_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v a_o mere_a man._n now_o these_o cerinthian_o have_v establish_v their_o sect_n before_o that_o of_o the_o ebionite_n appear_v s._n epiphanius_n believe_v 3._o believe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n ibid._n n._n 3._o that_o these_o last_o have_v choose_v for_o their_o use_n the_o hebrew_n gospel_n of_o s._n matthew_n only_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o cerinthian_o cerinthus_n be_v a_o zealous_a defender_n of_o the_o circumcision_n as_o well_o as_o the_o nazarenes_n and_o ebionites_n i_o know_v not_o from_o whence_o the_o same_o s._n epiphanius_n have_v take_v that_o which_o he_o report_v concern_v he_o to_o wit_n that_o he_o be_v the_o ringleader_n of_o a_o faction_n that_o rise_v up_o at_o jerusalem_n against_o s._n peter_n on_o occasion_n 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therefore_o st._n gregory_n of_o nazianzen_n call_v he_o in_o derision_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o lover_n of_o the_o greek_a language_n and_o he_o tell_v he_o jul._n he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n naz._n orat._n 1._o adv_n jul._n he_o who_o make_v this_o law_n have_v forbid_v we_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o attic_a dialect_n but_o he_o have_v not_o restrain_v we_o from_o speak_v the_o truth_n in_o this_o sense_n there_o be_v no_o true_a hellenist_n but_o those_o who_o have_v a_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o the_o greek_a language_n which_o do_v differ_v from_o the_o hellenistick_a language_n and_o this_o i_o will_v rather_o call_v the_o greek_a of_o the_o synagogue_n because_o it_o owe_v its_o original_a to_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o those_o who_o first_o call_v this_o language_n the_o hellenistick_a do_v it_o only_o in_o conformity_n to_o that_o place_n of_o the_o act_n where_o the_o jew_n be_v call_v hellenist_n and_o not_o according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a notion_n of_o the_o word_n hellenist_n salmasius_n do_v grant_v that_o there_o be_v many_o hebraism_n in_o the_o version_n of_o the_o septuagint_n and_o in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o apostle_n he_o only_o deny_v that_o we_o ought_v upon_o that_o account_n to_o call_v that_o the_o hellenistick_a language_n in_o which_o those_o book_n be_v write_v otherwise_o say_v he_o we_o ought_v to_o give_v the_o same_o name_n to_o the_o ancient_a latin_a version_n of_o the_o bible_n because_o there_o be_v also_o a_o great_a many_o hebraism_n in_o that_o version_n but_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v write_v in_o greek_a before_o it_o can_v be_v call_v a_o hellenistick_a version_n we_o do_v not_o call_v the_o language_n of_o the_o septuagint_n and_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n hellenistick_n mere_o because_o it_o contain_v many_o hebraism_n but_o because_o it_o be_v greek_a mix_v with_o hebraism_n there_o may_v be_v any_o name_n choose_v and_o apply_v in_o this_o case_n provide_v that_o there_o be_v a_o agreement_n in_o the_o thing_n itself_o it_o be_v vain_a to_o dispute_v on_o word_n when_o the_o matter_n be_v past_a dispute_n now_o salmasius_n do_v in_o his_o two_o book_n suppose_v certain_a principle_n which_o manifest_o establish_v the_o language_n which_o some_o critic_n in_o this_o last_o age_n have_v call_v the_o hellenistick_a he_o assure_v we_o for_o example_n that_o the_o seventy_o interpreter_n who_o understand_v the_o greek_a very_o well_o hellenist_n well_o nisi_fw-la verbum_fw-la verbo_fw-la in_o pluribus_fw-la reddere_fw-la curassent_v longè_fw-la ut_fw-la ita_fw-la dicam_fw-la graecatiorem_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la hebraismis_n totidemque_fw-la barbarismis_fw-la repurgatam_fw-la potuissent_fw-la edere_fw-la translationem_fw-la hebraismi_fw-la non_fw-la aliunde_fw-la exorti_fw-la sunt_fw-la quà m_fw-la ex_fw-la vertendi_fw-la modo_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la verbis_fw-la alligat_fw-la qui_fw-la sensa_fw-la non_fw-la exprimere_fw-la contentus_fw-la
more_o abound_v with_o hebraism_n and_o chaldaism_n than_o that_o of_o the_o hellenist_n who_o have_v the_o greek_a for_o their_o vulgar_a language_n and_o though_o we_o shall_v suppose_v with_o salmasius_n that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o disciple_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v galilean_n and_o of_o the_o dregs_o of_o the_o people_n speak_v no_o other_o language_n but_o the_o syriack_n it_o can_v not_o from_o thence_o be_v prove_v that_o the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o be_v in_o greek_a be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o hellenistick_a language_n all_o that_o can_v be_v prove_v from_o that_o supposition_n be_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v then_o compose_v their_o work_n in_o their_o mother_n tongue_n which_o be_v the_o syriack_n and_o that_o they_o be_v afterward_o translate_v into_o greek_a by_o interpreter_n who_o accompany_v they_o in_o their_o travel_n and_o who_o understand_v the_o greek_a language_n this_o be_v true_o the_o opinion_n of_o that_o critic_n who_o believe_v that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v but_o very_o slow_a in_o learn_v the_o greek_a at_o that_o time_n when_o they_o be_v command_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o the_o gentile_n 254._o gentile_n sed_fw-la &_o plures_fw-la ex_fw-la iis_fw-la verisimile_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la interpretem_fw-la graecis_fw-la &_o romanis_n evangelium_fw-la adnuntiasse_n exceptis_fw-la si_fw-la qui_fw-la graecè_fw-la noverant_fw-la ut_fw-la potè_fw-la inter_fw-la graecos_n nati_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-fr paulo_n certum_fw-la est_fw-la salm._n de_fw-fr hellen._n p._n 254._o it_o be_v likewise_o probable_a say_v he_o that_o several_a of_o they_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n by_o interpreter_n there_o be_v only_o those_o of_o they_o who_o be_v greek_o by_o birth_n for_o example_n st._n paul_n who_o preach_v in_o greek_a but_o that_o supposition_n be_v so_o far_o from_o destroy_v the_o hellenistick_a language_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n that_o it_o do_v establish_v it_o the_o more_o for_o salmasius_n assure_v we_o in_o the_o same_o place_n that_o the_o greek_a book_n that_o be_v translate_v out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o syriack_n do_v more_o abound_v with_o hebraism_n and_o chaldaism_n than_o those_o which_o have_v be_v write_v in_o greek_a before_o that_o time_n and_o therefore_o he_o allege_v that_o there_o be_v much_o few_o hebraism_n in_o st._n luke_n and_o in_o st._n paul_n who_o understand_v the_o greek_a language_n than_o in_o st._n matthew_n who_o have_v be_v translate_v out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n or_o chaldee_n 258._o chaldee_n hanc_fw-la differentiam_fw-la stili_fw-la in_o graecè_fw-la translatis_fw-la &_o merè_fw-la graecis_fw-la notavit_fw-la aliquot_fw-la locis_fw-la hieronymus_n salm._n ibid._n p._n 258._o he_o confirm_v his_o observation_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o st._n jerom_n who_o acknowledge_v as_o he_o think_v this_o difference_n of_o style_n betwixt_o the_o book_n that_o be_v write_v in_o greek_a and_o those_o which_o be_v translate_v into_o that_o language_n all_o that_o can_v be_v conclude_v from_o his_o supposition_n be_v that_o the_o book_n which_o be_v write_v by_o the_o disciple_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v galilean_n be_v not_o compose_v by_o jews-hellenists_a but_o by_o mere_a hebrew_n in_o the_o language_n of_o their_o country_n which_o be_v the_o chaldaic_a language_n he_o can_v conclude_v from_o thence_o that_o the_o greek_a of_o the_o book_n which_o we_o have_v at_o this_o day_n be_v not_o a_o greek_a of_o the_o synagogue_n on_o the_o contrary_a the_o distinction_n that_o he_o make_v betwixt_o the_o work_n which_o be_v then_o write_v in_o greek_a and_o those_o which_o be_v translate_v out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o chaldee_n do_v manifest_o suppose_v it_o nevertheless_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o oppose_v in_o this_o matter_n all_o the_o ancient_n who_o believe_v that_o of_o the_o four_o evangelist_n st._n matthew_n do_v only_o write_v his_o gospel_n in_o hebrew_n as_o for_o the_o hebraism_n which_o he_o think_v abound_v more_o in_o the_o book_n that_o be_v translate_v out_o of_o hebrew_n into_o greek_a than_o in_o other_o vorstius_n be_v not_o altogether_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n for_o he_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v more_o hebraism_n in_o st._n luke_n gospel_n than_o in_o the_o other_o gospel_n he_o likewise_o add_v dedic_fw-la add_v ego_fw-la contenderim_fw-la s._n lucam_fw-la plus_fw-la hebraismorum_fw-la usurpasse_fw-la quà m_fw-la ullum_fw-la caeterorum_fw-la novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la &_o in_o uno_fw-la capite_fw-la primo_fw-la evangelii_n lucae_n vel_fw-la quinquaginta_fw-la in_fw-la uno_fw-la verò_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la capitis_fw-la versiculo_fw-la vel_fw-la quatuor_fw-la aut_fw-la plures_fw-la hebraismos_fw-la demonstrare_fw-la possim_fw-la joann_n vor_v philolog_fw-la sac._n part_n alt_z epist_n dedic_fw-la that_o he_o can_v easy_o show_v fifty_o hebraism_n in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o that_o evangelist_n and_o four_o and_o more_o even_o in_o one_o verse_n indeed_o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v that_o st._n luke_n may_v make_v use_n of_o more_o pure_a greek_a term_n than_o the_o other_o evangelist_n do_v and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o have_v a_o phrase_n that_o be_v altogether_o hebrew_n or_o syriack_n salmasius_n do_v further_o assure_v we_o against_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a ecclesiastical_a writer_n 255._o writer_n graecè_fw-la nescisse_fw-la apostolos_fw-la vel_fw-la uno_fw-la vincitur_fw-la argumento_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la septuaginta_fw-la interpretum_fw-la versione_n testimonia_fw-la non_fw-la citarint_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la hebraico_fw-la textu_fw-la salm._n de_fw-fr hellen._n pag._n 255._o that_o among_o all_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v only_a st._n paul_n who_o understand_v the_o greek_a which_o he_o prove_v by_o their_o cite_n the_o old_a testament_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n text_n and_o not_o according_a to_o the_o greek_a of_o the_o septuagint_n but_o we_o have_v already_o show_v the_o contrary_a and_o although_o st._n jerom_n be_v sometime_o of_o that_o opinion_n he_o frequent_o take_v the_o opposite_a side_n upon_o very_o good_a reason_n the_o reason_n salmasius_n add_v why_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o be_v cite_v in_o the_o new_a do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o greek_a of_o the_o septuagint_n be_v because_o the_o evangelist_n and_o the_o apostle_n take_v they_o from_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o interpreter_n translate_n they_o into_o greek_a do_v not_o always_o agree_v with_o the_o septuagint_n but_o if_o it_o be_v so_o those_o translator_n will_v at_o least_o have_v express_v the_o hebrew_n by_o other_o greek_a word_n and_o will_v have_v be_v conformable_a to_o that_o hebrew_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o true_a for_o they_o agree_v more_o often_o with_o the_o septuagint_n than_o with_o the_o hebrew_n text._n this_o difference_n as_o it_o have_v be_v elsewhere_o observe_v proceed_v from_o this_o that_o the_o apostle_n according_a to_o the_o usage_n of_o their_o time_n do_v not_o trouble_v themselves_o in_o their_o citation_n to_o relate_v the_o express_a word_n of_o scripture_n because_o they_o adhere_v chief_o to_o the_o sense_n but_o be_v it_o necessary_a salmasius_n continue_v that_o st._n peter_n who_o be_v a_o apostle_n of_o the_o jew_n shall_v understand_v the_o greek_a language_n see_v the_o jew_n of_o that_o time_n understand_v the_o syriack_n and_o the_o hebrew_n it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o all_o the_o jew_n of_o that_o time_n understand_v the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o syriack_n for_o in_o all_o the_o roman_a empire_n only_o those_o of_o palestine_n know_v the_o syriack_n or_o the_o chaldee_n and_o yet_o those_o of_o that_o country_n who_o be_v above_o the_o common_a rank_n do_v likewise_o understand_v the_o greek_a language_n as_o for_o the_o hebrew_n there_o be_v only_o a_o very_a few_o learned_a man_n among_o they_o who_o understand_v it_o whereas_o the_o greek_a language_n be_v spread_v through_o a_o considerable_a part_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o jew_n of_o rome_n where_o st._n peter_n be_v accompany_v with_o st._n mark_n speak_v greek_n more_o than_o any_o other_o language_n to_o that_o which_o be_v object_v that_o st._n mark_n according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o all_o antiquity_n be_v st._n peter_n interpreter_n i_o answer_v that_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v from_o thence_o that_o s._n peter_n be_v altogether_o ignorant_a of_o the_o greek_a language_n see_v all_o those_o ancient_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n who_o make_v st._n mark_v to_o be_v st._n peter_n interpreter_n do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o this_o holy_a apostle_n understand_v the_o greek_a st._n paul_n have_v likewise_o titus_n for_o his_o interpreter_n and_o yet_o salmasius_n think_v that_o that_o apostle_n know_v the_o greek_a better_a than_o the_o hebrew_n we_o will_v free_o grant_v to_o this_o critic_n that_o st._n john_n who_o be_v a_o galilean_a have_v a_o more_o exact_a knowledge_n of_o the_o hebrew_n or_o rather_o of_o the_o chaldaic_a language_n than_o of_o the_o greek_a but_o it_o can_v be_v from_o
thence_o infer_v with_o he_o that_o that_o apostle_n do_v write_v his_o gospel_n in_o the_o hebrew_n rather_o than_o in_o the_o greek_a for_o have_v establish_v his_o abode_n in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o greek_a be_v speak_v he_o instruct_v the_o several_a people_n who_o apostle_n he_o be_v in_o the_o language_n which_o they_o speak_v and_o see_v his_o gospel_n be_v only_o a_o collection_n of_o his_o sermon_n he_o write_v it_o in_o the_o same_o language_n and_o therefore_o i_o do_v not_o apprehend_v that_o salmasius_n have_v establish_v undoubted_a principle_n for_o warrant_v this_o general_a consequence_n 258._o consequence_n scribebant_fw-la igitur_fw-la apostoli_fw-la idiomate_fw-la svo_fw-la &_o linguâ_fw-la sibi_fw-la familiari_fw-la &_o vernaclâ_fw-la quae_fw-la protinùs_fw-la à _fw-la syris_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vel_fw-la graecis_fw-la ipsis_fw-la ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la conversis_fw-la quos_fw-la secum_fw-la habebant_fw-la evangelii_n praedicandi_fw-la adjutores_fw-la &_o administros_fw-la in_fw-la graecum_fw-la transferebantur_fw-la salmas_n ibid._n p._n 258._o that_o the_o apostle_n write_v their_o book_n in_o their_o mother-tongue_n which_o be_v the_o syriack_n language_n and_o that_o afterward_o they_o be_v translate_v into_o greek_a by_o the_o syrian_n who_o understand_v the_o greek_a or_o yet_o by_o the_o convert_v greek_n who_o they_o use_v as_o coadjutor_n and_o interpreter_n for_o the_o preach_a of_o the_o gospel_n but_o beside_o that_o we_o have_v former_o speak_v of_o these_o interpreter_n and_o fellow_n helper_n though_o they_o shall_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o salmasius_n do_v suppose_v it_o may_v be_v always_o say_v that_o the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v write_v in_o the_o greek_a of_o the_o synagogue_n it_o be_v much_o more_o probable_a that_o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v galilean_n be_v the_o author_n thereof_o for_o if_o they_o have_v make_v use_n of_o person_n learned_a in_o the_o greek_a language_n there_o will_v not_o be_v find_v so_o many_o hebraism_n in_o they_o the_o style_n of_o st._n john_n gospel_n do_v show_v that_o it_o be_v write_v by_o a_o galilean_a rather_o than_o a_o grecian_a however_o it_o be_v salmasius_n be_v oblige_v to_o declare_v that_o the_o write_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v full_a of_o mode_n of_o speech_n that_o be_v altogether_o syriack_n and_o herein_o the_o hellenistick_a language_n be_v make_v to_o consist_v he_o only_o differ_v from_o those_o who_o he_o call_v hellenisticary_n ibid._n hellenisticary_n illi_fw-la syriasmi_fw-la quibus_fw-la totus_fw-la conspersus_fw-la est_fw-la novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la graeci_fw-la textus_fw-la ex_fw-la charactere_fw-la nimirum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quo_fw-la de_fw-la verbo_fw-la ad_fw-la verbum_fw-la expressa_fw-la peragitur_fw-la transtatio_fw-la salm._n ibid._n in_o this_o that_o he_o attribute_n the_o form_n of_o the_o syriack_n phrase_n to_o the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o apostle_n whereas_o the_o hellenisticary_n do_v ascribe_v they_o to_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o but_o whether_o it_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o or_o their_o interpreter_n be_v the_o author_n thereof_o the_o thing_n itself_o will_v be_v always_o grant_v and_o thus_o he_o do_v rather_o establish_v than_o destroy_v the_o hellenistick_a language_n as_o for_o st._n paul_n and_o st._n luke_n who_o understand_v the_o greek_a language_n salmasius_n do_v also_o acknowledge_v that_o their_o write_n be_v full_a of_o chaldaism_n and_o the_o reason_n that_o he_o bring_v be_v ibid._n be_v quod_fw-la de_fw-la paulo_n &_o lucâ_fw-la licet_fw-la asserere_fw-la qui_fw-la utriusque_fw-la linguae_fw-la periti_fw-la in_fw-la eam_fw-la quâ_fw-la scripserunt_fw-la ex_fw-la alterâ_fw-la phrase_n &_o genera_fw-la lequendi_fw-la transfuderunt_fw-la salm._n ibid._n that_o see_v they_o understand_v the_o greek_a and_o the_o chaldee_n they_o make_v a_o mixture_n of_o these_o two_o language_n in_o what_o manner_n soever_o it_o happen_v he_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o language_n of_o the_o synagogue_n do_v appear_v in_o the_o work_v of_o st._n paul_n and_o of_o st._n luke_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o other_o apostle_n he_o only_o think_v that_o st._n paul_n and_o st._n luke_n let_v hebraism_n drop_v more_o seldom_o than_o the_o interpreter_n who_o as_o he_o believe_v translate_v the_o book_n of_o the_o other_o apostle_n out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o chaldee_n into_o the_o greek_a yet_o vorstius_n as_o i_o have_v already_o observe_v have_v mark_v more_o hebraism_n in_o st._n luke_n than_o in_o the_o other_o writer_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v better_a to_o attribute_v they_o to_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o if_o st._n matthew_n be_v except_v than_o to_o their_o fellow_n helper_n or_o interpreter_n for_o what_o remain_v we_o agree_v with_o salmasius_n or_o rather_o with_o the_o greek_a father_n who_o he_o follow_v in_o this_o matter_n that_o the_o apostle_n be_v rude_a and_o destitute_a of_o literature_n write_v their_o book_n in_o a_o very_a mean_a style_n and_o in_o a_o language_n that_o be_v use_v by_o the_o dregs_o of_o the_o people_n which_o in_o some_o manner_n render_v their_o discourse_n more_o intelligible_a because_o that_o language_n do_v common_o contain_v nothing_o that_o be_v figurative_a as_o to_o what_o concern_v the_o expression_n we_o shall_v observe_v nevertheless_o that_o although_o the_o apostle_n do_v ordinary_o make_v use_n of_o word_n that_o be_v mean_a and_o receive_v among_o the_o people_n and_o consequent_o easy_a to_o be_v understand_v they_o have_v a_o certain_a form_n of_o phrase_n and_o certain_a expression_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o those_o of_o their_o nation_n which_o appear_v sometime_o obscure_a to_o we_o because_o we_o know_v not_o the_o usage_n of_o that_o time_n although_o their_o style_n be_v oftentimes_o simple_a and_o 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interpreter_n ought_v to_o content_v himself_o to_o mark_v the_o hebraism_n by_o note_n on_o the_o margin_n we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v more_o full_o of_o those_o hebraism_n in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o this_o history_n when_o we_o examine_v the_o several_a version_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n chap._n xxix_o of_o the_o manscript_n greek_a copy_n in_o general_a and_o of_o those_o who_o have_v speak_v of_o they_o collection_n which_o have_v be_v make_v of_o divers_a readins_n draw_v from_o those_o manuscript_n observation_n upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n the_o heretic_n have_v be_v accuse_v sometime_o but_o without_o any_o ground_n for_o corrupt_v the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n although_o there_o have_v be_v many_o learned_a critic_n in_o the_o greek_a church_n who_o apply_v themselves_o to_o correct_v the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o do_v not_o see_v that_o any_o one_o greek_a copy_n have_v be_v altogether_o prefer_v to_o other_o that_o it_o 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origen_n correct_v copy_n it_o may_v be_v also_o say_v upon_o good_a ground_n that_o this_o vulgar_a greek_a be_v alter_v in_o sundry_a place_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o justifiable_a that_o we_o shall_v forsake_v the_o vulgar_a whenever_o it_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o vulgar_a greek_a upon_o this_o ground_n mariana_n the_o jesuit_n observe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o the_o ancient_a latin_a interpreter_n be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o the_o various_a readins_n that_o make_v so_o great_a a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o greek_a and_o the_o latin._n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la tam_fw-la multis_fw-la locis_fw-la quibus_fw-la à _fw-la graecis_fw-la latina_n discrepant_a de_fw-fr svo_fw-la capite_fw-la finxisse_fw-la verisimile_fw-la est_fw-la 17._o est_fw-la suspicabar_fw-la ex_fw-la variis_fw-la olim_fw-la codicibus_fw-la eam_fw-la lectionem_fw-la fuisse_fw-la secutum_fw-la eosque_fw-la codices_fw-la qui_fw-la communi_fw-la eruditorum_fw-la sententiâ_fw-la eâ_fw-la aetate_fw-la maximè_fw-la probabantur_fw-la ex_fw-la alio_fw-la quopiam_fw-la uno_fw-la aut_fw-la paucis_fw-la minoris_fw-la fidei_fw-la transfusos_fw-la graecos_n codices_fw-la qui_fw-la nostrà _fw-la aetate_fw-la formis_fw-la expressi_fw-la vulgò_fw-la circumferuntur_fw-la mar._n pro_fw-la edit_fw-la vulg._n c._n 17._o he_o think_v that_o that_o interpreter_n in_o make_v his_o version_n follow_v the_o best_a copy_n of_o his_o time_n and_o that_o those_o which_o have_v be_v print_v in_o this_o last_o age_n be_v take_v from_o a_o very_a few_o copy_n which_o be_v not_o very_o correct_v according_a to_o this_o observation_n the_o greek_a of_o the_o new_a testament_n may_v be_v call_v as_o it_o be_v print_v a_o vulgar_a greek_a if_o it_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o ancient_a manuscript_n which_o the_o latin_a interpreter_n make_v use_v of_o and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o those_o manuscript_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v the_o denomination_n of_o the_o apostolical_a greek_a and_o 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more_o exact_a the_o jew_n for_o example_n reform_v their_o common_a and_o ordinary_a copy_n by_o those_o of_o the_o massoret_n hilarius_n deacon_n of_o rome_n put_v a_o great_a value_n on_o this_o rule_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n v._o 14._o he_o reject_v the_o vulgar_a read_n of_o the_o greek_a copy_n assure_v we_o that_o they_o can_v never_o be_v use_v so_o as_o to_o prevail_v against_o the_o latin_a edition_n see_v they_o vary_v sic_fw-la praescribitur_fw-la nobis_fw-la say_v he_o de_fw-fr graecis_fw-la codicibus_fw-la quasi_fw-la non_fw-la ipsi_fw-la ab_fw-la inuicem_fw-la discrepent_fw-la he_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o most_o ancient_a greek_a copy_n from_o which_o the_o latin_a version_n be_v take_v and_o see_v 14._o see_v constat_fw-la autem_fw-la hoc_fw-la per_fw-la quosdam_fw-la latino_n de_fw-la veteribus_fw-la graecis_fw-la olim_fw-la translatos_fw-la codicibus_fw-la quos_fw-la incorruptos_fw-la simplicitas_fw-la temporum_fw-la servavit_fw-la &_o seruat_fw-la ambrosiast_n comm._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la rom._n c._n 5._o v._n 14._o he_o be_v persuade_v that_o the_o latin_a copy_n be_v not_o corrupt_v he_o believe_v that_o the_o greek_a from_o which_o they_o be_v take_v be_v ancient_a and_o true_a f._n amelote_n may_v according_a to_o this_o sense_n have_v distinguish_v the_o greek_a at_o this_o day_n from_o the_o ancient_a and_o true_a greek_a and_o have_v call_v the_o former_a the_o vulgar_a greek_a but_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v from_o thence_o that_o that_o ancient_a greek_a be_v free_a from_o all_o fault_n and_o that_o it_o must_v be_v always_o prefer_v to_o the_o greek_a which_o be_v call_v new._n for_o this_o latter_a greek_a be_v no_o otherwise_o new_a but_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o be_v publish_v in_o these_o latter_a time_n and_o it_o may_v happen_v that_o this_o new_a greek_a may_v be_v find_v agreeable_a to_o the_o most_o ancient_a author_n and_o that_o it_o be_v consequent_o very_o ancient_a and_o therefore_o hilarius_n the_o deacon_n give_v we_o three_o quality_n the_o consideration_n of_o which_o ought_v to_o induce_v we_o to_o prefer_v one_o copy_n to_o another_o hoc_fw-la verum_fw-la arbitror_fw-la say_v he_o quando_fw-la &_o ratio_fw-la &_o historia_fw-la &_o authoritas_fw-la observatur_fw-la ibid._n ambros_n ibid._n he_o ground_n the_o read_n which_o he_o believe_v to_o be_v the_o best_a in_o that_o place_n upon_o the_o authority_n of_o tertullian_n of_o victorin_n and_o st._n cyprian_n whence_o he_o do_v conclude_v that_o the_o vulgar_a greek_a of_o his_o time_n be_v not_o to_o be_v follow_v see_v there_o be_v more_o ancient_a and_o more_o true_a copy_n in_o which_o the_o read_n be_v otherwise_o i_o do_v not_o inquire_v if_o that_o deacon_n be_v justifiable_a in_o the_o matter_n of_o which_o he_o treat_v i_o content_v myself_o with_o propose_v the_o rule_n that_o he_o give_v we_o by_o which_o we_o may_v distinguish_v the_o copy_n that_o 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be_o apt_a to_o believe_v that_o that_o father_n do_v entertain_v false_a idea_n of_o that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o vulgar_a greek_a but_o if_o he_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o manner_n we_o have_v already_o show_v it_o be_v no_o chimaera_n nor_o fancy_n if_o the_o author_n of_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n print_v at_o mons_fw-la have_v sometime_o follow_v the_o vulgar_a greek_a in_o their_o version_n without_o make_v mention_n of_o any_o other_o greek_a they_o be_v in_o that_o to_o be_v blame_v for_o it_o can_v be_v absolute_o affirm_v that_o the_o greek_a be_v read_v in_o some_o place_n otherwise_o than_o the_o latin_a when_o there_o be_v greek_a copy_n where_o the_o read_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o latin_a neither_o must_v we_o always_o prefer_v the_o greek_a copy_n that_o agree_v with_o the_o latin_a edition_n to_o the_o common_a and_o ordinary_a we_o be_v to_o judge_v of_o those_o readins_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o criticism_n and_o examine_v with_o the_o deacon_n hilary_n which_o of_o those_o copy_n be_v found_v on_o reason_n on_o history_n and_o on_o authority_n the_o greek_a wherein_o these_o thing_n do_v meet_v shall_v be_v the_o most_o ancient_a and_o the_o most_o correct_a whether_o it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o old_a manuscript_n or_o in_o the_o print_a book_n there_o be_v then_o nothing_o more_o false_a than_o the_o idea_n that_o school_n divine_v and_o some_o canonist_n have_v form_v of_o the_o greek_a copy_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n for_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o defend_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_a latin_a edition_n they_o allege_v that_o when_o there_o be_v any_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o greek_a copy_n at_o this_o day_n and_o the_o latin_a we_o ought_v always_o to_o prefer_v the_o latin_a to_o the_o greek_a because_o the_o greek_n say_v they_o be_v schismatic_n have_v corrupt_v their_o book_n whereas_o the_o truth_n have_v remain_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o unjust_a than_o this_o thought_n for_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o go_v back_o to_o the_o time_n before_o the_o schism_n and_o to_o show_v that_o the_o origen_n the_o
that_o word_n see_v they_o only_o explain_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o greek_a verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v which_o in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o take_v substantive_o jansenius_n bishop_n of_o gand_n who_o have_v read_v in_o all_o the_o greek_a copy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o yet_o do_v likewise_o believe_v that_o they_o have_v change_v the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d holy_a into_o that_o of_o datus_n in_o the_o latin_a edition_n 75._o edition_n quoniam_fw-la ea_fw-la lectio_fw-la primâ_fw-la front_n impium_fw-la sensum_fw-la prae_fw-la se_fw-la ferebat_fw-la quasi_fw-la scilicet_fw-la spiritus_fw-la aliquando_fw-la non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la offensus_fw-la quispiam_fw-la ut_fw-la verisimile_fw-la est_fw-la mutavit_fw-la illud_fw-la in_o datus_fw-la jans_n gand._n concord_n eu._n c._n 75._o because_o that_o sense_n do_v then_o seem_v to_o be_v impious_a as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o holy_a ghost_n as_o yet_o but_o as_o we_o have_v observe_v alteration_n of_o that_o kind_n do_v happen_v of_o themselves_o without_o all_o those_o theological_a consideration_n when_o the_o word_n of_o a_o text_n be_v equivocal_a or_o very_a general_n they_o be_v illustrate_v by_o note_n and_o when_o this_o illustration_n do_v consist_v of_o a_o few_o word_n the_o note_n do_v easy_o pass_v into_o the_o text_n which_o yet_o happen_v with_o great_a freedom_n in_o a_o version_n salmeron_n sentiment_n upon_o this_o matter_n appear_v to_o i_o to_o be_v more_o just_a than_o that_o of_o jansenius_n and_o of_o grotius_n that_o jesuit_n do_v content_v himself_o to_o say_v 37._o say_v graeca_n exemplaria_fw-la antiqua_fw-la pro_fw-la datus_fw-la habent_fw-la sanctus_fw-la &_o in_o sensu_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la prorsùs_fw-la à _fw-la nostra_fw-la lectione_n diversitas_fw-la quia_fw-la etsi_fw-la non_fw-la exprimatur_fw-la verbum_fw-la datus_fw-la supplendum_fw-la est_fw-la necessariò_fw-la salmer_n tom_fw-mi 8._o tract_n 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discrepantia_fw-la ut_fw-la tamen_fw-la cum_fw-la veterum_fw-la quorundam_fw-la &_o graecorum_n &_o latinorum_n patrum_fw-la scriptis_fw-la consentiant_fw-la non_fw-la pauca_fw-la denique_fw-la quibus_fw-la vetusta_fw-la latina_n editio_fw-la corroboratur_fw-la bez._n epist_n ad_fw-la acad._n cantab._n that_o he_o have_v observe_v nothing_o in_o all_o those_o variation_n that_o may_v raise_v a_o suspicion_n that_o it_o be_v corrupt_v by_o the_o ancient_a heretic_n on_o the_o contrary_a say_v he_o i_o have_v find_v many_o thing_n worthy_a of_o observation_n and_o though_o in_o some_o place_n it_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n different_a from_o the_o ordinary_a read_n that_o yet_o in_o these_o place_n it_o agree_v with_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a father_n he_o do_v also_o assure_v we_o that_o he_o observe_v some_o readins_n therein_o that_o confirm_v the_o ancient_a latin_a edition_n indeed_o those_o diversity_n be_v owe_v principal_o to_o the_o greek_n who_o to_o render_v the_o write_n 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have_v slip_v yet_o he_o dare_v not_o be_v positive_a because_o he_o know_v not_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o great_a diversity_n and_o therefore_o he_o add_v ibid._n add_v fieri_fw-la potuit_fw-la ut_fw-la antiquitùs_fw-la in_o quaedam_fw-la exemplaria_fw-la lucae_n nonnulla_fw-la ex_fw-la iis_fw-la evangeliis_fw-la quae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d existimata_fw-la sunt_fw-la irrepserint_fw-la quae_fw-la postea_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la patrum_fw-la diligentiâ_fw-la resecta_fw-la fuerint_fw-la mor._n ibid._n that_o possible_o they_o may_v have_v insert_v in_o some_o copy_n of_o st._n luke_n that_o which_o be_v find_v in_o other_o suppose_a gospel_n and_o that_o the_o father_n have_v afterward_o be_v at_o the_o pain_n to_o retrench_v those_o addition_n if_o that_o critic_n have_v narrow_o weigh_v st._n jerome_n preface_n dedicate_v to_o pope_n damasus_n he_o will_v there_o have_v find_v all_o his_o doubt_n clear_v see_v the_o cambridge_n copy_n observe_v the_o same_o order_n with_o 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the_o ancient_a vulgar_a do_v at_o the_o same_o time_n amend_v those_o ancient_a greek_a copy_n with_o which_o he_o agree_v entire_o he_o use_v for_o that_o purpose_n other_o greek_a copy_n which_o be_v more_o exact_a and_o especial_o those_o to_o which_o he_o have_v add_v the_o ten_o canon_n of_o eusebius_n these_o latter_a copy_n which_o be_v among_o the_o greek_n before_o st._n jerome_n time_n always_o remain_v with_o they_o which_o be_v easy_o prove_v by_o the_o same_o canon_n of_o eusebius_n one_o of_o the_o most_o surprise_a variety_n of_o that_o copy_n be_v that_o which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o genealogy_n of_o jesus_n christ_n chap._n 3._o of_o st._n luke_n for_o this_o genealogy_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o in_o st._n matthew_n unless_o it_o be_v that_o it_o go_v up_o to_o solomon_n in_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v manifest_a that_o this_o genealogy_n have_v be_v design_o amend_v by_o that_o of_o st._n matthew_n yet_o with_o a_o addition_n of_o those_o person_n which_o he_o have_v omit_v beza_n who_o have_v also_o make_v mention_n of_o this_o diversity_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o this_o chapter_n of_o st._n luke_n declare_v 23._o declare_v quînam_fw-la autem_fw-la id_fw-la sit_fw-la factum_fw-la nescio_fw-la cùm_fw-la recepta_fw-la lectio_fw-la tum_fw-la sylli_n ipsius_fw-la interpretis_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la tum_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la proptereà _fw-la de_fw-fr matthaeo_n cum_fw-la lucâ_fw-la conciliando_fw-la laborantium_fw-la consensu_fw-la planè_fw-la confirmetur_fw-la cvi_fw-la sanè_fw-la praejudicium_fw-la ullum_fw-la afferre_fw-la nec_fw-la velim_fw-la nec_fw-la ausim_fw-la tantùm_fw-la dico_fw-la fieri_fw-la potuisse_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsis_fw-la evangelistarum_fw-la temporibus_fw-la judaei_n genealogiam_fw-la istam_fw-la quantum_fw-la in_o ipsis_fw-la fuit_fw-la depravarint_fw-la quasi_fw-la fidem_fw-la caeteris_fw-la de_fw-la christo_fw-la narrationibus_fw-la abrogaturi_fw-la quae_fw-la fraus_fw-la à _fw-la plerisque_fw-la non_fw-la animadversa_fw-la facilè_fw-la obtinuerit_fw-la bez._n annot._n in_o c._n 3._o luc._n v._n 23._o that_o he_o can_v imagine_v how_o that_o can_v be_v because_o the_o syriack_n interpreter_n and_o all_o the_o ancient_a ecclesiastical_a writer_n be_v altogether_o against_o that_o copy_n from_o who_o he_o neither_o intend_v nay_o nor_o dare_v to_o recede_v that_o might_n as_o he_o conjecture_n have_v happen_v from_o the_o very_a time_n of_o the_o evangelist_n the_o jew_n have_v corrupt_v that_o genealogy_n that_o they_o may_v not_o believe_v the_o other_o history_n which_o be_v record_v in_o the_o gospel_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o ridiculous_a than_o this_o conjecture_n of_o beza_n who_o do_v charge_v the_o jew_n with_o a_o crime_n which_o they_o never_o think_v of_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v of_o no_o advantage_n to_o they_o because_o they_o can_v not_o corrupt_v all_o the_o copy_n which_o they_o keep_v by_o they_o there_o be_v none_o to_o be_v blame_v for_o that_o alteration_n of_o the_o ancient_a copy_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n but_o the_o christian_n and_o even_o the_o orthodox_n as_o it_o have_v be_v frequent_o observe_v after_o st._n jerome_n who_o in_o his_o letter_n to_o pope_n damasus_n have_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o change_n of_o which_o we_o now_o speak_v he_o say_v that_o in_o those_o day_n they_o take_v the_o liberty_n to_o amend_v the_o gospel_n by_o that_o gospel_n which_o they_o have_v read_v first_o ille_fw-la qui_fw-la unum_fw-la è_fw-la quatuor_fw-la primum_fw-la legerat_fw-la ad_fw-la ejus_fw-la exemplum_fw-la caeteros_fw-la quoque_fw-la existimaverat_fw-la emendandos_fw-mi it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o genealogy_n in_o st._n luke_n be_v reform_v in_o the_o cambridge_n copy_n according_a to_o this_o method_n and_o that_o what_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v want_v therein_o be_v supply_v from_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o accusation_n suppose_v to_o have_v be_v bring_v against_o the_o 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myself_o in_o this_o work_n without_o any_o deference_n to_o any_o master_n in_o particular_a a_o true_a christian_a who_o profess_v to_o believe_v the_o catholic_n faith_n ought_v not_o to_o style_v himself_o a_o disciple_n of_o s._n austin_n s._n jerome_n or_o any_o other_o particular_a father_n since_o his_o faith_n be_v found_v on_o the_o word_n of_o jesus_n christ_n contain_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o constant_a tradition_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n i_o wish_v to_o god_n the_o divine_n of_o the_o age_n be_v all_o of_o that_o opinion_n we_o then_o shall_v not_o have_v see_v so_o many_o useless_a dispute_n which_o only_o prove_v the_o cause_n of_o disorder_n in_o church_n and_o state._n i_o have_v no_o private_a interest_n which_o oblige_v i_o to_o any_o party_n the_o very_a name_n of_o party_n be_v odious_a to_o i_o i_o solemn_o protest_v i_o have_v no_o other_o intention_n in_o compose_v this_o work_n than_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o establish_v the_o most_o sacred_a and_o divine_a thing_n in_o the_o world._n it_o be_v useless_a
as_o divine_a and_o canonical_a wherefore_o it_o be_v convenient_a to_o examine_v the_o act_n that_o we_o have_v relate_v to_o this_o matter_n if_o we_o follow_v this_o rule_n of_o tertullian_n that_o be_v ground_v on_o good_a reason_n that_o that_o be_v true_a which_o be_v most_o ancient_a illud_fw-la verum_fw-la quod_fw-la prius_fw-la there_o will_v be_v no_o occasion_n to_o inquire_v whether_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v certain_o write_v by_o s._n paul_n for_o all_o the_o eastern_a church_n seem_v not_o to_o have_v doubt_v thereof_o the_o arian_n have_v be_v the_o first_o among_o they_o that_o have_v obstinate_o reject_v it_o see_v that_o it_o be_v not_o favourable_a to_o their_o innovation_n this_o cause_v theodoret_n speak_v of_o these_o heretic_n to_o say_v hebr._n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theod._n praef._n comm._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la hebr._n that_o they_o ought_v at_o least_o to_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o length_n of_o time_n and_o to_o consider_v that_o this_o epistle_n have_v be_v read_v in_o the_o church_n ever_o since_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o write_n of_o the_o apostle_n ibid._n apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theod._n ibid._n he_o oppose_v to_o they_o moreover_o the_o testimony_n of_o eusebius_n caesariensis_n who_o can_v not_o be_v suspect_v by_o they_o because_o they_o esteem_v he_o as_o their_o chief_n now_o this_o eusebius_n have_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o epistle_n direct_v to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v s._n paul_n and_o that_o all_o the_o ancient_n have_v believe_v it_o so_o to_o be_v as_o for_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n this_o can_v be_v true_a but_o of_o those_o of_o the_o eastern_a church_n for_o eusebius_n himself_o have_v observe_v that_o some_o in_o the_o western_a church_n do_v not_o receive_v this_o epistle_n but_o the_o authority_n of_o these_o western_a writer_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v since_o s._n clement_n bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o live_v before_o they_o have_v cite_v it_o in_o the_o letter_n that_o he_o write_v in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o church_n to_o those_o of_o corinth_n as_o the_o same_o eusebius_n assure_v we_o he_o prove_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o disciple_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n have_v be_v reckon_v with_o good_a reason_n in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o apostolical_a write_n and_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o doubt_n of_o the_o author_n because_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o ancient_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n especial_o in_o the_o east_n have_v believe_v that_o it_o do_v true_o belong_v to_o s._n paul_n but_o since_o they_o suppose_v that_o he_o write_v it_o in_o hebrew_n they_o do_v not_o agree_v as_o to_o the_o interpreter_n 38._o interpreter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n hi._n eccl._n lib._n 3._o c._n 38._o some_o say_v eusebius_n affirm_v that_o it_o have_v be_v translate_v by_o s._n luke_n and_o other_o by_o s._n clement_n he_o confirm_v this_o last_o opinion_n by_o the_o style_n of_o this_o epistle_n which_o be_v very_o like_a to_o that_o of_o s._n clement_n nevertheless_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n prove_v on_o the_o contrary_a 14._o cl._n alex._n in_o hypot_n apud_fw-la eus_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 6._o c._n 14._o by_o this_o resemblance_n of_o style_n that_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n which_o he_o avouch_v to_o be_v st._n paul_n have_v be_v interpret_v by_o st._n luke_n origen_n who_o have_v write_v homily_n on_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v of_o opinion_n 25._o opinion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orig._n homil._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la hebr._fw-la apud_fw-la euseb_n 〈◊〉_d eccl._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 25._o that_o the_o matter_n indeed_o be_v s._n paul_n but_o that_o the_o expression_n be_v too_o lofty_a and_o too_o elegant_a to_o be_v his_o who_o write_v in_o a_o very_a simple_a and_o plain_a style_n this_o learned_a critic_n do_v not_o attribute_v this_o diversity_n of_o style_n to_o the_o translator_n but_o to_o the_o amanuensis_fw-la that_o commit_v the_o doctrine_n of_o s._n paul_n to_o write_v ibid._n write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orig._n ibid._n i_o believe_v say_v origen_n that_o the_o sense_n and_o conception_n be_v of_o this_o apostle_n but_o that_o the_o phrase_n and_o composition_n be_v another_o who_o have_v collect_v the_o say_n of_o his_o master_n and_o set_v they_o down_o in_o write_v nevertheless_o what_o he_o add_v in_o the_o same_o place_n make_v it_o appear_v that_o in_o his_o time_n there_o be_v some_o church_n that_o do_v not_o ascribe_v this_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n to_o s._n paul_n and_o he_o judge_v also_o that_o it_o can_v be_v certain_o determine_v who_o have_v write_v it_o ibid._n it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orig._n ibid._n if_o any_o church_n say_v he_o read_v this_o epistle_n as_o s._n paul_n they_o be_v to_o be_v commend_v in_o this_o for_o it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o the_o ancient_n have_v think_v that_o it_o be_v he_o but_o god_n alone_o know_v the_o truth_n thereof_o the_o greek_a father_n who_o have_v live_v before_o and_o after_o origen_n and_o even_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o heretic_n have_v quote_v it_o under_o no_o other_o name_n than_o that_o of_o this_o holy_a apostle_n 55._o melchis_n ap_fw-mi epiph._n haer._n 55._o the_o melchisedecian_o who_o prefer_v melchisedec_n before_o jesus_n christ_n ground_v their_o opinion_n on_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n to_o the_o hebrew_n the_o catharian_o who_o be_v a_o branch_n of_o the_o novatian_o rely_v also_o on_o these_o word_n of_o this_o epistle_n 59_o cath._n ap_fw-mi epiph._n haer._n 59_o chap._n vi_fw-la v._o 4_o 5_o 6._o for_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o those_o who_o be_v once_o enlighten_v and_o have_v taste_v of_o the_o heavenly_a gift_n and_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o have_v taste_v the_o good_a word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v if_o they_o shall_v fall_v away_o to_o renew_v they_o again_o unto_o repentance_n 67._o hierac_n ap_fw-mi epiph._n haer._n 67._o etc._n etc._n hieracq_n a_o egyptian_a who_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o hieracite_n which_o be_v embrace_v by_o divers_a monk_n of_o egypt_n pretend_v to_o prove_v by_o this_o same_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n that_o melchisedec_n be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n last_o many_o other_o heretic_n who_o separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o church_n attribute_v it_o to_o no_o other_o but_o s._n paul_n which_o induce_v i_o to_o believe_v that_o this_o opinion_n be_v found_v on_o a_o ancient_a tradition_n of_o the_o church_n cajus_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n a_o famous_a writer_n who_o live_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o three_o century_n under_o pope_n zephyrinus_n in_o a_o dispute_n that_o he_o have_v at_o rome_n with_o the_o cataphryges_n and_o which_o be_v publish_v acknowledge_v only_o thirteen_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n not_o mention_v that_o which_o be_v direct_v to_o the_o hebrew_n eusebius_n who_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o this_o dispute_n observe_v 20._o observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 6._o c._n 20._o that_o some_o roman_n in_o his_o time_n have_v not_o as_o yet_o receive_v the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n as_o s._n paul_n and_o in_o another_o place_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n after_o he_o have_v say_v that_o the_o fourteen_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n be_v know_v to_o all_o the_o world_n he_o add_v 3._o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n hist_o eccl._n lib._n 3._o c._n 3._o that_o some_o have_v reject_v this_o which_o be_v write_v to_o the_o hebrew_n under_o pretence_n that_o the_o roman_a church_n do_v not_o believe_v it_o to_o belong_v to_o s._n paul._n baronius_n have_v not_o do_v justice_n to_o this_o historian_n when_o he_o accuse_v he_o of_o favour_v in_o these_o word_n the_o party_n of_o the_o arian_n his_o good_a friend_n and_o of_o insinuate_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v doubt_v of_o the_o verity_n of_o this_o epistle_n for_o beside_o that_o eusebius_n do_v only_o relate_v a_o simple_a matter_n of_o fact_n that_o be_v evident_a and_o which_o s._n jerom_n have_v afterward_o explain_v more_o at_o large_a he_o open_o declare_v in_o this_o very_a place_n in_o favour_n of_o those_o that_o believe_v that_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v certain_o write_v by_o s._n paul_n when_o he_o add_v that_o he_o will_v give_v a_o account_n in_o the_o sequel_n of_o his_o history_n what_o have_v be_v the_o belief_n of_o the_o ancient_a ecclesiastical_a writer_n as_o to_o this_o point_n and_o he_o acquit_v himself_o after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o make_v it_o manifest_a that_o none_o of_o these_o ancient_n nor_o even_o the_o roman_a church_n have_v ever_o doubt_v
before_o the_o time_n of_o cajus_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n tertullian_n nevertheless_o have_v attribute_v it_o to_o s._n barnabas_n but_o without_o show_v any_o reason_n the_o same_o baronius_n be_v very_o much_o perplex_v when_o he_o will_v explain_v the_o sense_n of_o s._n jerom_n who_o avouch_v that_o although_o this_o epistle_n have_v be_v always_o receive_v as_o s._n paul_n in_o the_o eastern_a church_n dardan_n church_n eam_fw-la latinorum_n consuetudo_fw-la non_fw-la recipit_fw-la inter_fw-la scripturas_fw-la canonicas_fw-la hier._n epist_n ad_fw-la dardan_n yet_o the_o latin_n do_v not_o put_v it_o in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o canonical_a epistle_n this_o he_o repeat_v in_o several_a other_o passage_n of_o his_o work_n but_o whereas_o most_o part_n of_o the_o latin_a father_n before_o he_o and_o even_o in_o his_o time_n have_v acknowledge_v this_o epistle_n not_o only_o to_o be_v canonical_a but_o also_o to_o be_v write_v by_o s._n paul_n this_o cardinal_n think_v that_o s._n jerom_n be_v deceive_v in_o rely_v altogether_o on_o the_o testimony_n of_o cajus_n and_o eusebius_n without_o consult_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o latin_a church_n i_o confess_v that_o this_o father_n in_o his_o book_n of_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n according_a to_o his_o usual_a method_n have_v only_o copy_v the_o word_n of_o eusebius_n when_o he_o speak_v of_o cajus_n but_o the_o same_o thing_n can_v be_v say_v of_o the_o other_o passage_n where_o he_o affirm_v distinct_o from_o eusebius_n that_o this_o epistle_n be_v not_o general_o receive_v among_o the_o latin_n paulus_n apostolus_fw-la say_v he_o in_o his_o commentary_n on_o isaiah_n in_o epistola_fw-la ad_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la quam_fw-la latina_n consuetudo_fw-la non_fw-la recipit_fw-la he_o add_v a_o little_a after_o 6._o after_o pauli_n quoque_fw-la idcirco_fw-la ad_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la epistolae_fw-la contradicitur_fw-la quòd_fw-la ad_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la scribens_fw-la utatur_fw-la testimoniis_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o hebraeis_n voluminibus_fw-la non_fw-la habentur_fw-la hier._n comm._n in_o be_v l_o 2._o c._n 6._o that_o this_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n be_v reject_v because_o that_o in_o write_v to_o the_o hebrew_n he_o make_v use_v of_o such_o testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o be_v not_o find_v in_o their_o copy_n this_o evident_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v some_o church_n in_o those_o time_n in_o which_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v not_o acknowledge_v as_o canonical_a ib._n hier._n ib._n this_o can_v only_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o western_a church_n since_o he_o grant_v that_o it_o be_v universal_o approve_v in_o all_o those_o of_o the_o east_n he_o declare_v moreover_o in_o his_o letter_n to_o dardanus_n dard._n dardanus_n quòd_fw-la si_fw-la epistolam_fw-la ad_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la latinorum_n consuetudo_fw-la non_fw-la recipit_fw-la inter_fw-la scripturas_fw-la canonicas_fw-la nec_fw-la graecorum_n quidem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la apocalypsim_fw-la joannis_n eâdem_fw-la libertate_fw-la suscipiunt_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la nos_fw-la utramque_fw-la suscipimus_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la huius_fw-la temporis_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la sed_fw-la veterum_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la auctoritatem_fw-la sequentes_fw-la qui_fw-la plerumque_fw-la utriusque_fw-la abutuntur_fw-la testimoniis_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la interdùm_fw-la de_fw-la apocryphis_fw-la facere_fw-la solent_fw-la sed_fw-la quasi_fw-la canonicis_fw-la &_o ecclesiasticis_fw-la hier._n epist_n ad_fw-la dard._n that_o without_o have_v regard_n to_o the_o custom_n of_o his_o time_n he_o receive_v the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o apocalypse_n as_o canonical_a book_n though_o the_o latin_n do_v not_o allow_v the_o first_o nor_o the_o grecian_n the_o second_v he_o prefer_v in_o this_o place_n the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_n who_o have_v cite_v these_o two_o work_n as_o canonical_a before_o the_o practice_n of_o his_o time_n it_o can_v be_v say_v then_o with_o cardinal_n baronius_n that_o s._n jerom_n when_o he_o affirm_v that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v not_o common_o receive_v among_o the_o latin_n have_v only_o respect_n to_o the_o testimony_n of_o cajus_n and_o that_o he_o have_v do_v nothing_o but_o transcribe_v the_o word_n of_o eusebius_n for_o he_o speak_v plain_o of_o the_o custom_n of_o his_o time_n but_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o s._n hilary_n optatus_n s._n ambrose_n s._n augustin_n and_o some_o other_o father_n who_o live_v before_o s._n jerom_n or_o be_v contemporary_a with_o he_o have_v not_o doubt_v that_o this_o epistle_n be_v not_o only_o canonical_a and_o divine_a but_o they_o have_v likewise_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v s._n paul_n how_o then_o can_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o this_o father_n shall_v avouch_v that_o it_o be_v not_o acknowledge_v in_o his_o time_n among_o the_o latin_n it_o be_v true_a that_o these_o father_n who_o be_v latin_n and_o some_o of_o who_o 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