A15061:181
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.
Augustine standeth not upon his own merits, as proud Pharisees and papists do in the sight of God, but falleth down flat in ⟨p. 120⟩confession of his guiltiness, and flieth only to the mercy of God in the merits of Christ. And this is our very Doctrine that we hold, and our hope of salvation that we have, for which we are by the Adversaries so much accused, and reviled.
Augustine standeth not vpon his owne merites, as proud Pharisies and papists do in the sight of God, but falleth downe flat in ⟨p. 120⟩confession of his guiltines, and flieth onelie to the mercie of God in the merites of Christ. And this is our verie Doctrine that we holde, and our hope of saluation that we haue, for which we are by the Aduersaries so much accused, and reuiled.
Origene lived before S. Augustine two hundred years, and was for his learning and skill in the scriptures universally renowned, although he be not sound in every point of Christian faith. Let us […] what he hath delivered unto us concerning this question in hand, whether our works can merit the kingdom of heaven. These are his words:1 But when I consider the loftiness of the words, in that the Apostle sayeth, to him that worketh, recompense is made according to debt, I scarcely believe, that there can be any work, that may of due demand the reward of God, for so much as even this same, that we can do, or think, or speak any thing, 2we do it by his gift and bounty. Then how can he owe us any thing, whose grace did prevent us? And therefore we must rather consider, least perhaps, that he said, To him that worketh, the reward shall be imputed according to debt, ought to be understood ⟨p. 121⟩