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A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to…A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to…
A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.
printed by John Stroud?, 1573
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
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Do you think to mock the world so / that when you have so unjustly / & so heinously accused / you may wipe your mouth / and say (as you did before) that you will not accuse any? and as now / that you will leave the application? Is not this to accuse / to say / that the authors of the Admonition do almost plainly profess Anabaptism? is not this to apply / to say that they agree with the Anabaptists in all the forenamed practises and qualities? You would fain strike us / but you would do it in the night / when no man should see you / and yet if you have to do against Anabaptists / you need not fear to proclaim your war against them. You have a glorious cause / you shall have a certain victory. I dare promise you / that you shall have all the estates and orders of this realm / to clap their hands / and sing your epinicia, and triumphant songs. But that you would convey your sting so privily and hissingly / as the Adder doth / it carieth with it a suspicion of an evil conscience / and of a worse cause / then you make the world believe you have.
Do you thincke to mocke the worlde so / that when you haue so vniustly / & so hainously accused / you may wipe your mouth / and say (as you did before) that you will not accuse any? and as now / that you will leaue the application? Is not this to accuse / to say / that the authors of the Admonition doe almost plainly professe Anabaptisme? is not thys to apply / to say that they agree wyth the Anabaptists in all the fornamed practises and qualities? You would faine strike vs / but you would do it in the night / when no man should see you / and yet if you haue to do against Anabaptists / you neede not feare to proclaime your warre against them. You haue a glorious cause / you shall haue a certaine victorye. I dare promisse you / that you shall haue all the estates and orders of this realme / to clappe their handes / and sing your epinicia, and triumphant songs. But that you would conuey your sting so priuely and hissingly / as the Adder doth / it carieth with it a suspition of an euill conscience / and of a worse cause / then you make the world beleeue you haue.