Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
XIII. The scripture is very perspicuous in such things as be necessary to salvation; and therefore ought to be read of all.
Yea we think and know the whole doctrine of salvation not only plentifully but plainly and perspicuously to be delivered in the holy scriptures, and sith God never spake unto his people but in their natural language, which might be understood of all, that it is a great injustice and tyranny to forbid the reading of them to any men, and consequently the turning of them into the proper tongue of any nation, which the Lord hath willed and commanded should be read of all men for their own salvations sake, yea and should be continually borne about in their hands day and night.
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Yea we think and know the whole doctrine of salvation not only plentifully but plainly and perspicuously to be delivered in the holy scriptures, and sith God never spake unto his people but in their natural language, which might be understood of all, that it is a great injustice and tyranny to forbid the reading of them to any men, and consequently the turning of them into the proper tongue of any nation, which the Lord hath willed and commanded should be read of all men for their own salvations sake, yea and should be continually borne about in their hands day and night.
For the reference, see:
Girolamo Zanchi on scripture in the language of the people
XIII. The scripture is very perspicuous in such things as be necessary to salvation; and therefore ought to be read of all. Yea we think and know the whole doctrine of salvation not only plentifull…
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