we, if we will not be superstitious, may use the same liberty in our _English_ versions out of _Hebrew_ and _Greek_, for that copy or store that he hath given us. Lastly, we have on the one side avoided the scrupulosity of the Puritanes, who leave the old Ecclesiastical words, and betake them to other, as when they put _washing_ for _baptism_, and _congregation_ instead of _Church_: as also on the other side we have shunned the obscurity of the Papists, in their _azymes_, _tunike_, _rational_, _holocausts_, _prepuce_, _pasche_, and a number of such like, whereof their late translation is full, and that of purpose to darken the sense, that since they must needs translate the Bible, yet by the language thereof it may be kept from being understood. But we desire that the Scripture may speak like itself, as in the language of _Canaan_, that it may be understood even of the very vulgar. Many other things we might give thee warning of, gentle Reader, if we had not exceeded the measure of a preface already. It remaineth that we commend thee to God, and to the Spirit of his grace, which is able to build further than we can ask or think. He removeth the scales from our eyes, the vail from our hearts, opening our wits that we may understand his word, enlarging our hearts, yea, correcting our affections, that we may love it above gold and silver, yea, that we may love it to the end. [Sidenote: Gen. 26. 15.] Ye are brought unto fountains of living water which ye digged not; do not cast earth into them, with the Philistines, neither prefer broken pits before them, with the wicked Jews. [Sidenote: Jer. 2. 13.] Others have laboured, and you may enter into their labours. O receive not so great things in vain: O despise not so great salvation. Be not like swine to tread under foot so precious things, neither yet like dogs to tear and abuse holy things. Say not to our Saviour with the _Gergesites_, [Sidenote: Matt. 8. 35. Heb. 12. 16.] Depart out of our coasts; neither with _Esau_ sell your birthright for a mess of pottage. If light be come into the world, love not darkness more than light: if food, if clothing, be offered, go not naked, starve not yourselves. [Sidenote: _Nazianz._ περὶ ἁγ βαπτ. Δεινὸν πανήγυριν παρελφεῖν, καὶ τηνικαῦτα πραγματείαν ἐπιζητεῖν.] Remember the advice of _Nazianzene_, _It is a grievous thing_ (or dangerous) _to neglect a great fair, and to seek to make markets afterwards_: also the encouragement of St. _Chrysostome_, _It is altogether impossible, that he that is sober_ (and watchful) _should at any time be neglected_: lastly, the admonition and menancing of St. _Augustine_, _They that despise God’s will inviting them shall feel God’s will taking vengeance of them_. [Sidenote: _St. Chrysost. in Epist. ad Rom. c. 14._] It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God; [Sidenote: _orat. 26. in_ ἠθικ. Ἀμήχανον, σφόδρα άμήχανον.] but a blessed thing it is, and will bring us to everlasting blessedness in the