A15061:315
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.
Your supposes have small weight to ground an argument upon:1 you may devise and imagine any thing what you list. Every canonical book of the old testament is extant in the same language wherein it was written. As for your books of Toby, Judith, Maccabees, it is no matter in what tongue, or by whom they were set forth. That S. Matthew writ his Gospel in Hebrew, is affirmed, I grant, by ancient fathers, but affirmed only, not proved: and arguments there be many to the contrary. But admit that so it were: the Greek was set forth in the Apostles days, as the same authors confess, and by them commended to the Church, as the true and authentical history written by S. Matthew, and of us is so to be accounted. As for the Hebrew of that Gospel now extant, your self believe not, I think, it is the same, ⟨p. 240⟩that, Saint Matthew writ, if he writ any at all in Hebrew. Look now to the force of this supposition a little better your self, & if you have grace to consider it aright, which you say is wanting in me, you will confess it proveth nothing.
Your spposes haue small weight to ground an argument vpon:1 you may deuise and imagine any thing what you liste. Euery canonicall booke of the olde testament is extant in the same language wherin it was written. As for your bookes of Tobie, Iudith, Machabees, it is no matter in what tongue, or by whome they were set forth. That S. Matthewe writ his Gospell in Hebrew, is affirmed, I graunt, by auncient fathers, but affirmed onelie, not prooued: and arguments there be manie to the contrarie. But admit that so it were: the Greeke was set forth in the Apostles daies, as the same authors confesse, and by them commended to the Church, as the true and authenticall history written by S. Matthewe, and of vs is so to be accounted. As for the Hebrew of that Gospell now extant, your selfe beleeue not, I thinke, it is the same, ⟨p. 240⟩that, Saint Matthew writ, if he writ anie at all in Hebrue. Looke now to the force of this supposition a litle better your selfe, & if you haue grace to consider it aright, which you saie is wanting in me, you will confesse it prooueth nothing.