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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.
A Cardinal of Rome hath openly defended and taught that the Apostle permitteth one wife to priests, and to others moe: and that plurality of wives is not forbidden either by the law of god or nature. You know whom I mean, even Cai•tane your Popes legate, and the great adversary of Luther. Look Katharine, who hath noted this amongst his manifold errors. And another Popes legate writ and published in print a treatise in commendation of a foul sin: for which he was grievously punished by your Pope, being preferred to a great Archbishopric. Pighius saith, that Justice in us is a relation, wherein he hath exceedingly offended your friends. May we now by your example hereof conclude, that this is the doctrine of your Church: that thus you believe generally, or else that there is no stay in your religion?
A Cardinall of Rome hath openlie defended and taught that the Apostle permitteth one wife to priests, and to others moe: and that pluralitie of wiues is not forbidden either by the law of god or nature. You know whome I meane, euen Cai•tane your Popes legate, and the great aduersarie of Luther. Looke Katharine, who hath noted this amongst his manifolde errors. And another Popes legate writ and published in printe a treatise in commendation of a foule sinne: for which he was greeuoslie punished by your Pope, being preferred to a great Archbishoprik. Pighius saith, that Iustice in vs is a relation, wherein he hath exceedinglie offended your friendes. Maie we now by your example hereof conclude, that this is the doctrine of your Church: that thus you beleeue generallie, or els that there is no staie in your religion?
For Copes and such like ornaments either approved or rejected,1 to gather an argument of ⟨p. 14⟩our inconstancy in matters of faith, is too childish and absurd. Our religion is not like yours, consisting in outward show of gestures, garments, and behaviour; so that our external ornaments may be changed, without any alteration or change of our doctrine