A15061:445
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.
His argument is thus framed:1 a translation that transformeth God into a devil, must needs be worse then theirs: But seven of our translations, (whereof some have ⟨p. 367⟩been set forth within these five years, transform God into a devil. Therefore these are worse then theirs. His assumption he proveth by a place translated in the first of S. Peter, Chap. 2. ver. 8. And here is made a great stir with long sentences out of Illyricus, Beza, Castalion. The indifferent reader will be content with a short reply, when a longer is not requisite. Now then what is this heinous fault of our translations? Because they have translated [Greek or Hebrew], unto the which thing they were ordained. A grievous accusation, but a faint prose: the translation is right, and no more transformeth God into a devil, then do S. Peters words themselves, which were written by direction of Gods most holy spirit. Here is no place to make discourse of this question, whether God be author of sin: which as it is a most impious assertion, so have you most falsely objected it unto us sundry times, and never could prove it once. This place of S. Peter we cannot otherwise translate, unless we would willingly translate amiss: & S. Peters own text being sound, our translation agreeing fully therewith, cannot lead men into any such damnable opinion, ⟨p. 368⟩as that is, whereof you speak. Yet saith M. R. very confidently, find you any so wilful and horrible an Atheism in ours, and hardly set a fire on them all. Take heed what you speak. Is this wilful and horrible Atheism? are all your books worthy to be burnt, if any such can be found in them? will you stand to this? How then have you translated the place your selves? Let us look now on your translation: thus it is, wherein also they are put. This cannot be true, following your latin, which hath quo, for quod: and therefore in your margin you mend it thus, whereto also they are ordained. And how differeth this from ours? what Atheism is in ours more then in this? or why deserveth ours to be burnt rather then this? Burn your own if you list, Master Rainolds: and if you speak as you think, you have pronounced them in your judgement worthy to be cast into a fire: and so perhaps you could be content, so that ours might burn withal for company.