A15061:376
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.
The book of Job is a precious part of holy scripture, as it hath been always esteemed in the Church of God: and therefore great pity is it to see the same so miserably mangled by your translator, as any of skill may perceive it to be, if he list to take a little pains in conferring the true fountain & your translation together. In the 1. Chap. v. 21. these words are added to the text,1 As it pleased the Lord, so is it come to pass. A godly saying, who can deny? but that may not excuse your books from corruption, unless it can be showed to be a part of the text, which, I am sure, it cannot. In the 3. Chapter and last verse, the holy man saith,2 I had no peace, I had no quietness, I had no rest, yet trouble is come, meaning that he lived in continual awe of God & looked narrowly to all his ways, fearing lest at any time he should provoke the Lord to bring upon him some grievous judgement, and that now notwithstanding this endeavour & care, trouble & misery was fallen upon him. But your translator hath made him speak otherwise, Have I not dissembled? have I not kept silence? 3have I not been quiet? This translation accordeth not with the words, and much less with the sense.
The booke of Iob is a pretious parte of holie scripture, as it hath bene alwaies esteemed in the Church of God: and therfore great pitie is it to see the same so miserablie mangled by your translator, as any of skill may perceiue it to be, if he list to take a litle paines in conferring the true fountaine & your translation together. In the 1. Chap. v. 21. these words are added to the text,1 As it pleased the Lord, so is it come to passe. A godlie saying, who can denie? but that may not excuse your bookes from corruption, vnles it can be shewed to be a part of the text, which, I am sure, it cannot. In the 3. Chapter and last verse, the holy man saith,2 I had no peace, I had no quietnes, I had no rest, yet trouble is come, meaning that he liued in continual awe of God & looked narroulie to al his waies, fearing lest at any time he should prouoke the Lord to bring vpon him some greeuous iudgement, and that now notwithstanding this endeuour & care, trouble & miserie was fallen vpon him. But your translator hath made him speake otherwise, Haue I not dissembled? haue I not kept silence?