Sincere

In 1 P 2^ 'sincere' is used in the sense of ' unmi.\ed,' ' pure ' : ' Desire the sincere mUk of the word ' (tA XoytKbv 45o\oy fiXa, Vulg. sine dolo, Wye. ' with out gile,' Tind. ' which is without corrupcion,' Cran. ' which is with out disceat*,' Gen. ' syncere,' Rhem. 'without guile'; BV goes back to Wye. and Rhem. ' which is witliout ^uile'). For 'sincere' in this sense, cf. Khem. N 1', Preface, p.

IG, 'We translate that text which is most sincere, and in our opinion, and as we have proved, incorruiit'; and Cranmer, Wor/c:, i. 134, 'If there be none otlier otieuce laid ay;ainst them than this one, it will be much more tor the conversion of all the fauters hereof, after mine opinion, that their consciences may be clearly averted from the same by communication of sincere doctrine . . than by the justice of the law to suller in such ignorance. J. Hastings.