A15061:168
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.
That you rehearse out of Brentius, 1and Andreas Fricius, is idle, and serveth only for stuffing. Brentius saith truly, we must not only take away nothing from Christ that belongeth unto him, but not give him more, then the scriptures have taught to be due unto him. For he is injured and dishonoured both ways: nevertheless this, that you will seem to give him more then we, is by no means to be accepted, for so much as it taketh from him a thousand times more, then it can pretend to bestow upon him. For in ⟨p. 103⟩ascribing that virtue to the sacrifice of Christ, to make our works of force to satisfy for our selves, you pull away from it violently that full and perfect power of satisfying once for all of it self, which doth truly and properly belong unto it? so herein you may well be compared to those wicked Jews that made curtsy to our Saviour Christ, and yet did buffet him on the face with their fists. Andreas Fricius if he have any private opinion of his own, let him take it to him self: he may not obtrude it upon the Church, without warrant of Gods word. And yet out of his words by you rehearsed, what can you gather, serving for proof of mans merits or satisfactions?
That you rehearse out of Brentius, 1and Andreas Fricius, is idle, and serueth onely for stuffing. Brentius saith truelie, we must not onelie take awaie nothing from Christ that belongeth vnto him, but not giue him more, then the scriptures haue taught to be due vnto him. For he is iniuried and dishonoured both waies: neuertheles this, that you will seeme to giue him more then we, is by no means to be accepted, for so much as it taketh from him a thousand times more, then it can pretend to bestowe vpon him. For in ⟨p. 103⟩ascribing that vertue to the sacrifice of Christ, to make our workes of force to satisfie for our selues, you pull awaie from it violentlie that full and perfect power of satisfying once for all of it selfe, which doth truelie and properlie belong vnto it? so herein you may well be compared to those wicked Iewes that made cursie to our Sauiour Christ, and yet did buffet him on the face with their fists. Andreas Fricius if he haue anie priuat opinion of his owne, let him take it to him selfe: he may not obtrude it vpon the Church, without warrant of Gods word. And yet out of his wordes by you rehearsed, what can you gather, seruing for proofe of mans merits or satisfactions?