God's secretaries : the making of the King James Bible / by Adam Nicholson.

New York : Harper Collins, 2003.

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Bible.

Great Britain -- History.

1. A poore man now arrived at the Land of Promise

2. The multitudes of people covered the beautie of the fields

3. He sate among graue, learned and reuerend men

4. Faire and softly goeth far

5. I am for the medium in all things

6. The danger never dreamt of, that is the danger

7. O lett me bosome thee; lett me preserve thee next to my heart

8. We have twice and thrice so much scope for oure earthile peregrination

9. When we do luxuriate and grow riotous in the gallantnesse of this world

10. True religion is in no way a gargalisme only

11. The grace of the fashion of it

12. Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut his tender mercies

Appendicies : A The sixteenth-century bible

B The six companies of translators.

Includes select bibliography and index.

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xiv; 281p. ill.