A15061:146
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
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S. Augustine calling the ministers of the Gospel Priests, speaketh improperly,1 as hath been answered. For although he sayeth, that all Christians are unproperly called Priests, and others in the Church are so called properly, yet he meaneth not that there are any such priests in the Church, as Melchizedek, or Aaron, or Christ was: but only that they are so termed by an usual, and peculiar name, which is not in custom of speech given generally to all Christians. This to have been S. Augustine's meaning, and the judgement of the Church heretofore, we may learn of Peter Lombard, 2to let the ancient writers pass. For Peter first asketh this question, whether that which the Priest doth, may properly be called a sacrifice & oblation. His answer he maketh thus, To this may be said briefly, that which is offered, and consecrated of the Priest, is called a sacrifice, and oblation, because it is the remembrance, and representation of the true sacrifice, and holy oblation that was made upon the altar of the cross. If then there remain in the Church no sacrifice in proper and natural sense of the word, as your own doctor, and Master of sentences confesseth, there can not be remaining any Priests, ⟨p. 78⟩that may so be called properly. For such as the kind of sacrifice is, such is also the kind of priesthood: if the sacrifice be not a sacrifice properly, the priesthood cannot be a Priesthood properly, but only by a figurative and unproper manner of speech.
S. Augustine calling the ministers of the Gospell Priests, speaketh improperlie,1 as hath bene answered. For although he saieth, that all Christians are vnproperly called Preists, and others in the Church are so called properly, yet he meaneth not that there are anie such preists in the Church, as Melchisedech, or Aaron, or Christ was: but onelie that they are so termed by an vsuall, and peculiar name, which is not in custome of speach giuen generallie to all Christians. This to haue bene S. Augustines meaning, and the iudgement of the Church heretofore, we may learne of Peter Lumbard, 2