A15061:324
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.
What madness then should drive them to corrupt the text, to no hindrance of our ⟨p. 249⟩religion, to no furtherance of theirs? who doubteth, but if they had meant such a thing, they would have practised their skill in those places especially, that do most directly concern the Gospel of Christ, which being otherwise, your conjecture of the Jews dealing about the Hebrew text is foolish, and false.
What madnes then should driue them to corrupt the text, to no hindrance of our ⟨p. 249⟩religion, to no furtherance of theirs? who doubteth, but if they had meant such a thing, they would haue practised their skill in those places especiallie, that doe moste directlie concerne the Gospell of Christ, which being otherwise, your coniecture of the Iewes dealing about the Hebrew text is foolish, and false.
You declaim against the ignorance and reprobate mind of the Jews: you set forth the promises made to the Church, of having always the truth. And think you that this maketh any thing for you? Do these promises of gods spirit and truth made to the Church belong only to the latin Church? are they included only in the latin translation? What shall become then in your judgement of so many Churches in Greece, in Armenia, in Araby, in all places of the world, that have no skill of your latin Bibles? Have they no spirit, no scripture, no truth? doth your Tridentine decree appertain unto them also of using only the latin text in sermons, in lectures, in expositions, in disputations? what mean you to talk in this manner?
You declame against the ignorance and reprobate minde of the Iewes: you set forth the promises made to the Church, of hauing alwaies the truth. And thinke you that this maketh anie thing for you? Do these promises of gods spirit and truth made to the Church belong onely to the latine Church? are they included onelie in the latine translation? What shall become then in your iudgement of so manie Churches in Greece, in Armenie, in Arabie, in all places of the world, that haue no skill of your latine Bibles? Haue they no spirit, no scripture, no truth? doth your Tridentine decree appertaine vnto them also of vsing onelie the latine text in sermons, in lectures, in expositions, in disputations? what meane you to talke in this manner?