A15061:422
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. 14.
Wherein Master R. laboureth to prove, that it is the very way to Atheism, and infidelity to leave the ordinary translation of the Bible, and to appeal to the Hebrew, Greek, and such new diverse translations, as the Protestants have made.
Wherin Master R. laboreth to prooue, that it is the verie waie to Atheisme, and infidelitie to leaue the ordinarie translation of the Bible, and to appeale to the Hebrew, Greeke, and such new diuerse translations, as the Protestans haue made.
This absurd Chapter M. R. 1beginneth with Castalion, translating long sentences out of the preface of his Bible to King Edward the Sixth: wherein how untruly it is objected unto him, that he thinketh the Messiah promised in the law, not to be come as yet, and that he would have every man left to his own private judgement, I will not loose time to declare. Let Castalion say and write what he list, and let M. ⟨p. 346⟩R. allege at his pleasure store of testimonies out of such authors, who can deny him liberty so to do, or who can think him worthy answer therein, when he hath so done? As Saint Jerome being urged with Tertullians opinion, answered, De Tertulliano nihilamplius dico, quàm Ecclesia hominem non fuisse: That he was not a man of the Church, so will answer no more about Castalion, but that he was a man not sound in some points of the Catholic faith and religion of Christ, as by his dealings and writings hath appeared: and therefore we make no great account of him, nor have regard what assertions he held, what counsel he gave, what can be rehearsed out of his works. Al this was vainly brought in and no less vain is it, that you talk of neglecting all antiquity, & suspending our religion upon the only testament translated after the new guise, where (you say) is found more variety, then there are colours in the rainbow. Do we neglect antiquity, or you rather? For which is more ancient (Master Rainolds) the Hebrew and Greek, or the Latin? and do not you suspend your religion upon the testament translated, that have no