Ilookupontheseasinthesameconditionwiththefirst:buttheobstinacyisnottheresoeasytobeovercome。Thiscontrarietyandvolubilityofopinionsosudden，soviolent，thattheyfeign，areakindofmiracletome:theypresentuswiththestateofanindigestibleagonyofmind。
Itseemedtomeafantasticimaginationinthosewho，theselateyearspast，werewonttoreproacheverymantheyknewtobeofanyextraordinaryparts，andmadeprofessionoftheCatholicreligion，thatitwasbutoutwardly;maintaining，moreover，todohimhonourforsooth，thatwhateverhemightpretendtothecontraryhecouldnotbutinhisheartbeoftheirreformedopinion。Anuntowarddisease，thatamanshouldbesorivetedtohisownbeliefastofancythatotherscannotbelieveotherwisethanashedoes;andyetworse，thattheyshouldentertainsoviciousanopinionofsuchgreatpartsastothinkanymansoqualified，shouldpreferanypresentadvantageoffortunetothepromisesofeternallifeandthemenacesofeternaldamnation。Theymaybelieveme:couldanythinghavetemptedmyyouth，theambitionofthedangeranddifficultiesinthelatecommotionshadnotbeentheleastmotives。
Itisnotwithoutverygoodreason，inmyopinion，thattheChurchinterdictsthepromiscuous，indiscreet，andirreverentuseoftheholyanddivinePsalms，withwhichtheHolyGhostinspiredKingDavid。WeoughtnottomixGodinouractions，butwiththehighestreverenceandcaution;thatpoesyistooholytobeputtonootherusethantoexercisethelungsandtodelightourears;itoughttocomefromtheconscience，andnotfromthetongue。Itisnotfitthataprenticeinhisshop，amongsthisvainandfrivolousthoughts，shouldbepermittedtopassawayhistimeanddiverthimselfwithsuchsacredthings。NeitherisitdecenttoseetheHolyBookoftheholymysteriesofourbelieftumbledupanddownahallorakitchentheywereformerlymysteries，butarenowbecomesportsandrecreations。’Tisabooktooseriousandtoovenerabletobecursorilyorslightlyturnedover:thereadingofthescriptureoughttobeatemperateandpremeditatedact，andtowhichmenshouldalwaysaddthisdevoutpreface，’sursumcorda’，preparingeventhebodytosohumbleandcomposedagestureandcountenanceasshallevidenceaparticularvenerationandattention。Neitherisitabookforeveryonetofist，butthestudyofselectmensetapartforthatpurpose，andwhomAlmightyGodhasbeenpleasedtocalltothatofficeandsacredfunction:thewickedandignorantgrowworsebyit。’Tis，notastorytotell，butahistorytorevere，fear，andadore。Arenottheythenpleasantmenwhothinktheyhaverenderedthisfitforthepeople’shandlingbytranslatingitintothevulgartongue？Doestheunderstandingofallthereincontainedonlystickatwords？ShallI
venturetosayfurther，thatbycomingsoneartounderstandalittle，theyaremuchwiderofthewholescopethanbefore。Apureandsimpleignoranceandwhollydependingupontheexpositionofqualifiedpersons，wasfarmorelearnedandsalutarythanthisvainandverbalknowledge，whichhasonlytemerityandpresumption。
AndIdofurtherbelievethatthelibertyeveryonehastakentodispersethesacredwritintosomanyidiomscarrieswithitagreatdealmoreofdangerthanutility。TheJews，Mohammedans，andalmostallotherpeoples，havereverentiallyespousedthelanguagewhereintheirmysterieswerefirstconceived，andhaveexpressly，andnotwithoutcolourofreason，forbiddenthealterationofthemintoanyother。AreweassuredthatinBiscayandinBrittanythereareenoughcompetentjudgesofthisaffairtoestablishthistranslationintotheirownlanguage？TheuniversalChurchhasnotamoredifficultandsolemnjudgmenttomake。