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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33142	An account of the translation of the Bible into the Lithvanian tongve, into which language the Scriptures were as yet never translated with a copy of the testimoniall given to the translator : and of the approbation of his undertaking, by several reverend doctors of divinity, with the professors of the same, and other persons of note in the University of Oxford, Novermber 15, 1659.	Chyliński, Samuel Bogusław, d. 1668.	1659 (1659)	Wing C4280; ESTC R12250	5,234	12

in the neighbouring Countries of Livonia Curlandia Russia Prussia and in the borders of Moscovy it selfe is commonly used I thought it my duty having dedicated my selfe to the service of the Church from my youth to furnish my selfe with such abilities whereby I might be advantagious to it Wherefore imploring the assistance and direction of Christ through whome we can do all things that a work so acceptable and signally conducing to the edification of the Church of God may continue no longer unattempted or be put off till the coming of Elias or our Saviour Christ I have adventured upon it and my aime is not only now by this Translation with the summe and contents of all the Historicall Dogmaticall Propheticall bookes of the Gospels Epistles and Chapters to be helpfull to those people who have hitherto been destitute of bookes in that language for the furtherance of the practice of piety saue only the Lords prayer the Apostles Creed the Ten Commandements some few Catecheticall tracts fragments of Gospells and Epistles and a late Booke in Quarto set out in the yeare 1653. containing only seventy eight of Davids Psalmes some Hymnes composed by Luther and others the Gospells for the Lords dayes with a short analysis the History of Christs passion and a Catechisme for the younger but also for their fuller knowledge of the articles of Christian religion by faithfully translating out of the English Tongue the Confession of faith the Larger and Lesser Catechisme framed by the Assembly of Divines convened by the Authority of the Parliament of England to whom being afterwards exhibited they were examined and approved by them as also by the Churches of Scotland I have a purpose shortly also by Gods assistance to turne the booke of Psalmes into meeter according to that melody that is now in use in the Churches of this happy Island which is easy to be learned by ordinary persons for having skill but in three tunes they may be able to sing all the Psalmes whereas contrariwise in the French Psalter otherwise very excellent according to which almost all the Protestant Churches in Europe have theirs composed it comes to passe by reason of the difficulty of the tunes and unskilfullnes in singing that only some of the easier Psalmes are wont to be sung even in the publike Assemblyes It were to be wished that others also in their generation after the same manner would endeavour to roll away that reproach from the Israel of God likewise they would do a thing very pleasing both to God and good men if they would compile Notes on the Bible out of the most learned English and Dutch Annotations of which sort nothing hath as yet been done in severall nations or meerly by their joynt labor translate both of them especially in this age wherein Antichrist attempts an universall apostasie from the truth For it is meet that they who debarr the faithful of the free use of the Scriptures that principle of Christian faith allowing the reading thereof to none but Austins Ambroses and Chrysostoms should know that not one or two alone but many among the orthodox professers do watch for the soules of the godly especially seeing the papists boast so much of their number Every builder of the new Babylon hath wherewithall to defend the apostasie of Rome and to maintaine the servitude and tyranny of the Doctrine of the pope the cheife bulwark and Helena of their divinity let Christ also have such meanes through the industry of his servants who succeed in their room who continual labour the burden of mens unthankfullnes and the tyranny of their enemyes hath broken and enervated by which not only those who are already in the Lords sheep-fold may be guarded but also that a watch tower may be erected for such who are without it by the light of which they may be brought into the haven of salvation from the stormes of errors and idolatry whereby they are miserably tossed to the present hazard of their soules This being the grounde of my undertaking God grant that by it I may see some at least if not all in my owne nation converted from the darknesse of humane traditions to the true Gospell worship and that God would keep and continue others in the heavenly truth by the help of these labors which I heartily wish nothing doubting that his divine favour who hath stirred up my heart in the carrying on of this work will not here leave me but raise up some religious Patrons who will judge it unfit to suffer so Christian a work to remaine unpublished considering how laudable and worthy a thing it is for pious men out of the love of the truth and a desire of the increase of Christs Kingdome in this world to use all endeavours that the Church and true religion may take roote and bring forth abundant fruits in forreigne nations also And surely if in times of the Olde Testament the building of the materiall Temple was pleasing to God how much more acceptable shall we think the building of his spirituall house whose corner Stone is Christ on whome believers are built as living stones wil be to him The memory of those that framed the Tabernacle is blessed and their names also who are wont to put their helping hands to such pious workes shall not only as others be written in heaven but they also shall be made pillars in the house of God and Christ shall write on them the name of his God and the name of the City of his God that is new Jerusalem which descendeth from God out of heaven and his new name to whome with the Father and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory for ever Amen A Copy of the Testimonial given to the Translator and of the approbation of his undertaking by several Reverend Doctors of Divinity with the Professors of the same and other Persons of Note in the Vniversity of Oxford THese are to certifie any whom it may concern That Mr. Samuel Boguslaus Chylinski a Lithuanian and a Member of the Protestant Churches of that Countrey being imployed by the Authority of their Synods there and at their charges into these parts for his better accomplishment to be afterwards serviceable to those Churches and to that purpose specially recommended by them to the Belgick Churches and Universities and from thence hither as appears to us as well from the sight of Letters Testimonial to that purpose as by other credible informations but by reason of the late Wars in Poland whereby those Churches are in a manner wholly destroyed being left destitute of supplies from those that sent him either for his subsistance here or return home hath been supported here for the space of two whole years and upwards meerly by the charity of such persons amongst us as upon commiseration of his condition have been willing voluntarily to contribute toward the relief of him and some others in like distress We do also testifie that upon some special acquaintance with him we do judge him to be a serious and godly person deserving all good incouragement And whereas during the time of his abode here he hath imployed himself in Translating he whole Bible into the Lithuanian Tongue into which Language the Scriptures were as yet never Translated and hath now accomplished that work We do hereby declare That we judge the undertaking very considerable in reference to the propagation of the Gospel in that large Countrey as also in several other adjacent parts where this Tongue is vulgarly spoken And moreover upon our best inquiry into the matter so far as we are able to judge we conceive the work to have been managed with much diligence and faithfulness So as we cannot but recommend the publication of it as a thing very worthy of their furtherance unto whom God hath given hearts and estates to promote the inlargement of the Kingdom of Christ John Conant Vic. Can. Tho Goodwin Edmund Staunton Christopher Rogers Thomas Barlow Iohn Owen Henr Wilkinson Chr. Ch. Henr Langley John Wallis Francis Johnson Seth Ward Robert Say Th Owen Hen Savage Hen Hickman FINIS