A15061:431
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.
This whole matter again M.R. layeth out in particular distinctions, whereunto hath been answered enough already, and more then need, but only in respect of that intolerable and outrageous Importunity, which this caviller hath used. If this be an unlawful shift in expounding of scripture, to try and correct the translation according to the Hebrew and Greek fountains, then have all the ancient fathers of the Church exercised continually wicked shifts, who both appeal them selves to the authentical fountains, and counsel all others to do the same: far otherwise then your fathers of Tre• have done, or will suffer others to do. who tie their faith wholly to a bare translation, and give no credit to the Canonical fountains: wherein they have not only use de damnable and miserable shift, but at once have razed out the whole scriptures from beginning to ending.1 S. Augustine saith, the books of the old Testament must be examined by the Hebrew, and the new by the Greek verity. Saint Ambrose saith,2 The authority of the Greek ⟨p. 355⟩books of the new Testament is greater. S. Jerome is every where of the same mind: In the new Testament (saith he) if there arise any question among the Latins, 3and there be difference in the copies, we repair to the fountains of the Greek tongue, wherein the new Testament was written: and so likewise in the old. In his preface upon the five books of Moses: he esteemeth it an absurd and impossible thing, that the latin copies should be purer then the Greek, and the Greek then the Hebrew. Again in another place he saith, if trueth is to be sought, 4why return we not to the Greek original? speaking of the new Testament. And such sayings hath he many, always preferring the Hebrew & Greek before all translations in the world. But all this by M.R. simple verdict was but a shift in him, and all the ancient learned godly fathers. For it is the high way to Atheism in his opinion to do as they did, and as they have also taught us to do.