A15061:201
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.
you overthrow the foundation it self, and therefore cannot in this opinion be saved.
you ouerthrow the foundation it selfe, and therefore cannot in this opinion be saued.
The contradiction which you have found in my words,1 is a knot in a rush: your head is crazy, I perceive, by your wandering and frivolous talk: or else your wit is often very fugitive. Although the fathers sometime do require satisfaction by works, not only in respect of the Church, but of God, as appeareth by Saint Cyprian plainly in sundry places, and therein have obscured the doctrine of repentance and Justification, yet they never meant so grossly,2 as you do, that this satisfaction of theirs should be a worthy and sufficient recompense to god, for their sins committed against his most holy majesty: but that they ought to crave humbly for pardon at gods hands, by humbling themselves be fore him in fasting, and praying, and punishing their bodies in this life. This appeareth by the 55. epistle of Saint Cyprian, as I noted:3 who speaking of Christians committing Idolatry, saith, They make intercession, that Christ may not be entreated by ⟨p. 142⟩prayers and satisfactions. This godly father ascribeth remission of sins to the pardon of Christ, being entreated by prayers and satisfactions. If remission be of pardon, then is it not of satisfaction, as you mean: if it be obtained by prayers, then is it not given to the worthiness of our works. Again he sayeth, I embrace with ready and perfect love, such as return with repentance, confessing their sins with humble and simple satisfaction. 4What else doth he mean by this humble satisfaction, but humble and earnest supplication for pardon? in his book against Demetrian he saith, speaking to the heathen, we exhort while there is leave, that you satisfy God. And can the works of such men make a full satisfaction unto God? No: But Saint Cyprian expoundeth himself by & by in these words: Thou even at thy hour of death, and end of this temporal life, entreat God for thy sins, who is one & true: pardon is given to him that confesseth, and to him that believeth, gracious remission is granted of Gods mercy. Thus with this godly father, to satisfy God, is to make humble suit and request to God for our sins: