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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.
finally they might be deceived, but we cannot, unless we will stop our ears, and close our ⟨p. 29⟩eyes, and suffer our selves willingly to be abused.1
finallie they might be deceiued, but wee cannot, vnles we will stop our eares, and close our ⟨p. 29⟩eies, and suffer our selues willinglie to be abused.1
- 1pag. 46. &c.
In the second demonstration Doctor Saunders commendeth the Church of Rome by testimonies of writers, ancient and later; thereby to make us believe, that seeing it hath been so highly praised, it cannot therefore possibly be the seat of Antichrist. Here I gave Doctor Saunders a distinction between the elder Roman Church and the younger. The ancient Church of Rome indeed was worthily extolled and magnified of the fathers for constant keeping of the faith, although even then in that Church the egg was laid, whereof shortly after Antichrist was hatched: the distinction M. R. raileth at with all his might, but cannot disprove with all his learning, it being evident in all histories, that after the days of those godly fathers the Bishop of Rome was made head of the universal Church, wherein he was publicly proclaimed to be the Antichrist, that should come: & afterward continually both religion, learning, and good life died by little and little in that Church, as hath been testified and complained of by infinite writers. So the difference between that Church in former & latter time is no less evident, then between a mans youth and doting age, if you consider all parts and properties of a true Church. And yet, saith Master Rainolds, if it be lawful thus to answer. then shall no heresy ever be repressed, forgetting foully, that heresy must be refuted and repressed by scripture, which never changeth, but abideth for ever, though Churches vary both from others, and from themselves.