A15061:246
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.
Likewise S. Peters body you say was incircumscript, by Paulinus authority, who sayeth S. Peter came out of the prison being shut. And meant Paulinus, that Saint Peter came through the walls or doors of ⟨p. 183⟩the prison? so saith not the scripture. If the iron gate opened of it own accord unto him, why also might not the doors of the prison open, and give place unto him?
Likewise S. Peters bodie you saie was incircumscript, by Paulinus authoritie, who saieth S. Peter came out of the prison being shut. And meant Paulinus, that Saint Peter came through the walls or dores of ⟨p. 183⟩the prison? so saith not the scripture. If the yron gate opened of it owne accord vnto him, why also might not the dores of the prison open, and giue place vnto him?
Secondly you say, Christs body was invisible, when he passed through the midst of them, that would have cast him down headlong from the hill. This is more then you learned in the text.1 The scripture saith that he passed through the middest of them: But not, that he passed invisibly. Christ was able to escape their hands as well being visible as invisible. Also Elisha was invisible, you say, and I say, it is untrue.2 For though the Syrians saw him not, yet remained he still visible: but the Lord cast a mist before their eyes, and stroke them with blindness, that they could not see him: and so the scripture plainly affirmeth. The same may be said of Felix, whom his enemies could not see being amongst them. It was the Lord that shut their eyes, & blinded them with giddiness, who hath (as by this your reasoning may seem) taken from you also all your light of understanding.