Rheims Douai [1582], THE NEVV TESTAMENT OF IESVS CHRIST, TRANSLATED FAITHFVLLY INTO ENGLISH out of the authentical Latin, according to the best corrected copies of the same, diligently conferred vvith the Greeke and other editions in diuers languages: Vvith Argvments of bookes and chapters, Annotations, and other necessarie helpes, for the better vnderstanding of the text, and specially for the discouerie of the Corrvptions of diuers late translations, and for cleering the Controversies in religion, of these daies: In the English College of Rhemes (Printed... by Iohn Fogny, RHEMES) [word count] [B09000].
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THE ARGVMENT OF THE BOOKE OF TOBIE.
note
Besides
the testimonies of Councels and Fathers before mentioned, S.
Cyprian, de Oratione Dominica alleaging this booke (cap. 12.) saith:
Diuine Scripture instructeth vs, that prayer is good with fasting
and almes. note S. Ambrose (li. de Tobia, e. 1.) calleth this booke by the common
name of Scripture, saying: he wil briefly gather the vertues of Tobie,
which the Scripture in historical maner layeth forth at large.
VVhere he also calleth this historie Prophetical, and Tobie a Prophet. And
lib. 3. offic. cap. 14. alleageth this booke as be doth other holie Scriptures, to
proue that the vertues of Gods seruants farre excel the Moral Philosophers.
S. Chrysostom ho. 15. ad Heb. alleageth Tobias, as Scripture denouncing curse to
contemners. S. Augustin made a special sermon of Tobias, as he did of Iob,
which is the 226. sermon de tempore. S. Gregorie parte. 3. pastor. curae
admon. 21. alleageth it as holie Scripture. And venerable Beda expoundeth
this whole booke mystically, as he doth other holy Scriptures. note S. Ierom translated
it out of the Chaldee language, wherein it was written, iudging it more
mete to displease the Pharisaical Iewes, who reiect it, then not to
satisfie the wil of holie Bishops, vrging to haue it. Epist. ad Chromat. &
Heliodorum. to. 3.
The author is vncertaine: but S. Athanasius (in Synopsi) reporteth the
contentes at large. note And S. Augustin (li. quest. ex v roque testamento q. 119.)
deliuereth both the contentes, and cause of writing it, briefly thus. The seruant
of God, holie Tobias is geuen to vs after the law, for an example,
that we might know how to practise the thinges, which
we reade. And if tentations come vpon vs, not to depart from the
feare of God, nor expect helpe from anie other then from him.
It may be diuided into three partes. note The first foure chapeers shew the holie and
sincere maner of life of old Tobias. The eight folowing relate the iorney, and
affayres of yong Tobias, accompained and directed by the Angel Raphael. In
the two last chapters, they praise God. And old Tobias prophecieth better state
of the commonwealth.
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THE BOOKE OF TOBIAS.
Rheims Douai [1582], THE NEVV TESTAMENT OF IESVS CHRIST, TRANSLATED FAITHFVLLY INTO ENGLISH out of the authentical Latin, according to the best corrected copies of the same, diligently conferred vvith the Greeke and other editions in diuers languages: Vvith Argvments of bookes and chapters, Annotations, and other necessarie helpes, for the better vnderstanding of the text, and specially for the discouerie of the Corrvptions of diuers late translations, and for cleering the Controversies in religion, of these daies: In the English College of Rhemes (Printed... by Iohn Fogny, RHEMES) [word count] [B09000].
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