A15061:226
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.
Further, when the Bishop of Alexandria Eulogius, in a letter called Gregory universal Pope, 1meant he to deprive him-self of all bishoplie authority? Nothing less. And yet Saint Gregory reproveth him for so writing, and will not suffer himself to be so called. The name then signifieth that universal authority over all Bishops and Christians, which John claimed, and your Popes obtained, and long practiced, and will not yet give over. This was unlawful in John: this Gregory condemned not only in others, but in the Bishops of Rome also: therefore your Popes by witness of S. Gregory a Pope, are clearly convicted of unlawful and Antichristian usurpation. If your Pope refuseth this name of universal Bishop, why doth Bellarmine, his greatest divine,2 reckon this for one of the Popes names of dignity? but chiefly why doth the Pope mislike the name, and allow the thing signified by the name?
Futher, when the Bishop of Alexandria Eulogius, in a letter called Gregorie vniuersal Pope, 1meant he to depriue him-selfe of all bishoplie authoritie? Nothing lesse. And yet Saint Gregorie reprooueth him for so writing, and will not suffer himselfe to be so called. The name then signifieth that vniuersall authoritie ouer all Bishops and Christians, which Iohn claimed, and your Popes obtained, and long practized, and will not yet giue ouer. This was vnlawfull in Iohn: this Gregorie condemned not onely in others, but in the Bishops of Rome also: therefore your Popes by witnes of S. Gregorie a Pope, are clearely conuicted of vnlawful and Antichristian vsurpation. If your Pope refuseth this name of vniuersal Bishop, why doth Bellarmine, his greatest diuine,2 recken this for one of the Popes names of dignitie? but chieflie why doth the Pope mislike the name, and allowe the thing signified by the name?
- 1Lib. 7. epist. 30. Indict. 1.
- 2Cou•reon. 3. Quest. 4.