A15061:132
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.
And here you declare evidently to the world in the very beginning your pitiful ignorance,1 not knowing against whom you fight. For was it ever of us doubted, that Melchizedek was a Priest, and offered sacrifice? doth not the scripture teach the same most expressly, and that in many places? yet you say, you could never obtain so much of our brethren: which argueth that God hath smitten you with marvellous senselessness, and as it were suddenly bereaved you of your understanding. Thought you any so simple as to believe you, that we deny Melchis. to have been a Priest, & to have done the office of a Priest, which consisteth principally in making outward sacrifice? Bestowed you so little time in reading the writings of those you call our brethren, that you know not what their ⟨p. 60⟩judgement was herein? or could you find in your hart at adventure thus to report of our brethren in a matter whereof you were ignorant what they taught? Take heed Master Rainolds, you may abuse the ignorance of some, but God will be revenged of you for your untruth. As for your reason, that if Melchizedek sacrificed, that was in bread and wine, because there is no mention made in the scripture of any other sacrifice, I marvel you see not the looseness of this conclusion.2 For how is the head and body of this argument joined together? Melchizedek was a Priest, therefore he sacrificed in bread and wine. Of sacrificing in bread and wine, there is no word in the scripture, which only recordeth, that Melchizedek brought forth bread and wine; whereby is noted that Melchizedek presented Abraham with victuals,3 when he returned from pursuit & slaughter of the kings: which is so clear in the text, that it is confessed by your own Champion Andradius. Is this then an excellent proof that Melchizedek sacrificed in bread and wine,4 because he relieved Abraham & his servants with bread and wine? And that seeing the Hebrew word which the holy ⟨p. 61⟩ghost used, never signifieth to sacrifice, in any one place of the scripture, but only to bring forth, as all men know that have but a little taste in the Hebrew tongue.