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others, and do very ill in juftifying the Tran
flators in adding to the Word of God.
' This Mr. AUeri faith is a bold prefumption
indeed for any, but efpecially fuch as know
not a word of the Original Text, thus to ar
* raign our Bibles.
But, pray Sir, whyfohafly? how come you
to know this to be true ? what if they who
have affirmed it ( whom the Queriil refers to >
ihould underftand both Greek and Hebrew as
well as your felf; where then will this bold
prefumption be found ?
^ But, faith Mr. Alleriy to print and publift
•againffc their own Teachers aad Brethren fuch
' a heavy Charge as this.
I anfwer. If Members may not oppofe their
own Teachers, when they impofe upon them
Humane Inventions, in theftcad of Chri/l's pure
Precepts, the Church may quickly be brouphc
under fad Circumftances in matters of Wor-
But, faith Mr. Jller^, let not any Chriflian
*be ftartled at this bold prefumption, forl-^f.
* fure you 'tis as groundlefs as 'tis bold. Excellent
Rhetorick, and a propf in wh Sacerdo-
Now after all thisNoife, might not a man rea^
fonably expeft, he would have proved that JX
or fome other word that flgnifies to ling had
been joyned with t>©-, or ^t^v'i^ctvTii, in fome of
thefe Texts? but of this he faith not one ^^^
word.
And altho' it be not there, yet he labours to perfwade
his Reader the Tranflator did well in purtiJig
It into our Bibles J and the reafon he afligns is,
becaufe