A15061:149
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.
But here M. Rainolds hath gotten a doughty argument, which I think because he knew not how to bring it in fitly in some other place, hath haled it in here out of place. He bids me show where this Church for many hundred years was governed ⟨p. 81⟩thus, which is as common an argument with them, to use his own words, as Dunstable highway. For this reason is even their common pack-horse to bear the whole burden, when all other fail, where was your Church, where were your ministers before Luther? Whereunto, that you may perceive how far we disagree from the Donatists, of whom you speak, I answer, that our Church was never so straited, but that it might be found in all countries christened, and our ministers had the chiefest rooms, till Antichrist by little and little had driven them out: and then afterwards the Lord continually raised up, and provided for his Church, such pastors and doctors, as were necessary for the gathering of the saints together. Further answer in this place is not needful.
But here M. Rainolds hath gotten a doughtie argument, which I thinke because he knew not how to bring it in fitly in some other place, hath halde it in here out of place. He bids me shew where this Church for many hundred yeares was gogouerned ⟨p. 81⟩thus, which is as common an argument with them, to vse his owne words, as Dunstable hiewaie. For this reason is euen their common pack-horse to beare the wholl burthen, when all other faile, where was your Church, where were your ministers before Luther? Whereunto, that you may perceiue how farre we disagree from the Donatistes, of whome you speake, I answere, that our Church was neuer so straited, but that it might be found in all countreis christened, and our ministers had the chiefest roomes, till Antichrist by litle and litle had driuen them out: and then afterwards the Lord continuallie raised vp, and prouided for his Church, such pastors and doctors, as were necessarie for the gathering of the saincts togeather. Further answere in this place is not needfull.