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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
Preface: AN ANSWER TO MASTER RAINOLDS PREFACE.Preface: AN ANSVVER TO MASTER RAINOLDS PREFACE.
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.
The communion book appointeth not a sacrament of confirmation.1 But yet there is an order for confirmation of children, which (for any thing I know) is in all communion books the same. Show us what fault you find with us for it, and answer shall be given you: sure I am in respect hereof you have no cause to complain of our uncertainty in the faith.2
The communion booke appointeth not a sacrament of cōfirmation.1 But yet there is an order for confirmation of children, which (for anie thing I know) is in all communion bookes the same. Shewe vs what fault you finde with vs for it, and answere shall be giuen you: sure I am in respect hereof you haue no cause to complaine of our vncertentie in the faith.2
- 1pag. 13.
- 2Pag. 14.
About the article of Christs descension into ⟨p. 11⟩hell, I grant, there hath been some diversity of judgements, yet so as the trueth of that article is confessed of all. The manner of his descension may be doubted of by many protestants, but your opinion that Christ in soul descended into hell to fetch up the souls of the faithful deceased before his passion, is generally improved. Calvin saith not, that Christ was damned alive in soul upon the Cross, as you foully slander him; but that Christ, taking upon him self our sins and punishments, suffered in mind those pains of hell for a time, which we otherwise should have sustained for ever. Deny this, and deny the justice of God to be satisfied, which taketh away all hope form us of escaping the torments of hell, and being throughly reconciled with the Lord.