Epistle Dedicatory Commentary

Translators of the Bible made three wishes
for king and kingdom: Grace Mercy Peace
in an Epistle Dedicatory to the Holy Bible
that is neither Popish nor Protestant, but to
make God's Holy Truth more known to all:
God's Grace is Sufficient (no law required).

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Firstly it's Epistle Dedicatory to the HOLY BIBLE containing Old and New Testaments, not to the 'KJV', nor even the 'Authorized KJV', as many do say. For many KJVs have been printed, even Authorized versions, which don't contain the Epistle Dedicatory. Some KJVs have both the Epistle Dedicatory and the Apocrypha; whereas the HOLY BIBLE contains Epistle Dedicatory, but not Apocrypha, or else the Apocrypha is sandwiched between Old and New Testaments as being neither. Clarity: I've no objection to anyone reading the Apocrypha, just to including it with holy scripture; For it doesn't compute. Furthermore it's neither Popish nor Protestant, but rather purposed to make God's Holy Truth the more known: Grace is Sufficient (no law required).

Secondly it's notable the high and mighty Prince: James, was the King of GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND IRELAND; And Great Britain was also: England, Wales, Scotland... so five: which is alleogrically noted in  the Bible as "five in one house divided" (similar to the law: the five books of Moses). Five in one house divided were as "three against two", and "two against three".

Thirdly it's notable a small "c" following DEFENDER OF THE FAITH is short for catholic (not Roman Catholic) meaning universal: the collective whole of man kind: brethren all. Some have reprinted it as meaning 'etc', an err. It may also allegorically refer to church: a calling out, from among "them" who say Peace & Safety (Grace & Law) followed by destruction upon them (1Thess 5:3). In comparison & contrast God hath not appointed us to wrath (1Thess 5:9); The reason the Lord (that Spirit) is longsuffering to us-ward (so none perish). For according to "converted" Peter, it's what is accounted as "salvation" (2Pet 3).

THE FAITH referred to in DEFENDER OF "THE FAITH" isn't blind faith (trust in the law) of blind guides who played the blame game, which inducted such into a hall of shame; Rather seeing faith: "the faith" of "the Son of God" (by which we are saved). Better faith is "now" based on "evidence" (as in Heb 11:1). Biblically we all are chanGed, from faith to faith, which is as being chanGed from glory to glory, firstly as a grace walk from mtn to mtn through the valley, the valley of the "shadow" of death, shadow thereof being law (Heb 10:1); Then a grace "run" to the end when seeing we also are compassed about (Heb 12:1).

Study about Bible Translators notes they were "learned men" all, who thought it "preposterous order to teach first and learn after" as many "popish persons" (Roman Catholics) and "selfconceited brethren" (Protestants) did. Many who do such also accuse Bible Translators of making translation errors; But after more Bible study than most peers (ministers and priests included), I find they were more meticulous about translating than scribes were about scribing. Many modern perversions of the Bible now replace shew with show, and ye with you, and Holy Ghost with Holy Spirit; Thereby many fail to get it: understanding that the Bible is allegoric; And that both shew & show, both ye & you, both Holy Ghost & Holy Spirit, are used therein on purpose, sometimes even in the same verse, to denote comparison: "comparing spiritual things with spiritual" in a comparative teaching about what is grace, compared to what it's not: law.

Bible Translators 'unanimously' made three wishes for King and kingdom: "Grace,  Mercy,  and  Peace". Such three wishes could be called the perfect triune wish noting: His Grace is Mercy-full and such is then Peace-able (James 3). They also clarify eventual Peace thereof is "through" JESUS CHRIST, almost as SHOUTING a HINT perfection is through Jesus Christ; through the cross having blood shed x 7 of Jesus (King of the Jews: Law) on one side and the risen Christ (the end of the law) on the other side of an allegorical door (I am the door) way (I am the way). To wit (and of this/that Gods), "that God" was in "Christ" reconciling the world unto himself (2Cor 5:19); And such global reconciliation clarifies that God did not impute sin for the "hell" of it, as many still do.

No doubt Bible Translators were aware the Bible is allegoric, and spoke allegorically in both an Epistle Dedicatory and in Preface to Readers; Much like Paul The Apostle does as "steward" of the mysteries of God.
 

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