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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.
This we must do, or else of fathers we make Gods, of mens writings we make canonical scriptures, of doctors opinions we make articles of faith. And herein we do no otherwise, then we are taught both by scriptures, and fathers to do, as hath been showed a thousand times, This shall be your answer, & more ⟨p. 95⟩you are not to look for of me, neither in this question of penance, nor in any other: and though it be your grief to have your nose held to this grindstone, yet shall the trueth thus be cleared from your mists, & God shall have the glory.
This we must doe, or els of fathers we make Gods, of mens writings we make canonical scriptures, of doctors opinions we make articles of faith. And herein we doe no otherwise, then we are taught both by scriptures, and fathers to doe, as hath beene shewed a thousand times, This shalbe your answere, & more ⟨p. 95⟩you are not to looke for of me, neither in this question of penance, nor in anie other: and though it be your griefe to haue your nose held to this grindstone, yet shall the trueth thus be cleared from your mistes, & God shall haue the glorie.
Where I have said,1 that repentance consisteth in inward sorrow for our sins, and amendment of life, not in outward penalties, and chastisements of our bodies, M. Rainolds granteth the former part, but denieth the latter. Join them both together (saith he) the• greatly please God. Though he labour with all his force to smother the truth, and keep it from shining forth, yet is he constrained to confess that no external chastisement of the body, or rigorous manner of discipline, whatsoever we can submit our selves unto, profiteth any thing, without the inward grief of mind conceived for our sins. Wherein as he hath given a right sentence agreeably to gods word, so hath he marked with a black coal the superstition of the Romish sectaries, whose whole repentance is nothing else, but a voluntary affliction of their bodies, by abstaining from meats, by whipping their carcasses, by putting on rough apparel, by lying hard, and