A15061:296
An answer to a certain book, writtenAn answere to a certeine booke, written
An answer to a certain book, written by Master William Rainolds student of divinity in the English college at Rhemes, and entitled, A refutation of sundry reprehensions, cavils, etc. by William Whitaker ...An answere to a certeine booke, written by Maister William Rainolds student of diuinitie in the English colledge at Rhemes, and entituled, A refutation of sundrie reprehensions, cauils, etc. by William Whitaker ...
Printed at London : For Thomas Chard, 1585
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHAP. 12.
Concerning the Latin Bible, which the adversaries maintain to be more sincere, then the Hebrew now extant.
Concerning the Latine Bible, which the aduersaries maintaine to be more sincere, then the Hebrewe now extant.
A Man would think that common reason,1 and some regard of learned judgements might more prevail which our adversaries, then that they should openly defend so foul an assertion, as in this Chapter Master Rainolds taketh upon him to maintain by warrant of the Tridentine assembly, that the vulgar latin translation is more sincere then the Hebrew and Greek text of scripture. For though he add this exception, in sundry places, yet their meaning is, that not only in certain places, but generally their latin Bibles are more pure and incorrupt then the Hebrew and Greek text, because universally in their translation they pretend to follow the latin, & not the Hebrew of the old Testament, nor Greek of the new: and so was it in their assembly of ⟨p. 228⟩Trent decreed. Admit this were true, that you intend here to prove, doth it follow therefore that the Latin Bible is wholly to be preferred before the Hebrew & Greek?2