A18078:174
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.
The first / that they offend not any / especially the Church of God.1 The second / is (that which you cite also out of Paul) that all be done in order and comeliness. The third / that all be done to edifying.2 The last / that they be done to the glory of God.
The first / that they offend not any / especially the Church of God.1 The second / is (that which you cite also out of Paul) that all be done in order and comclynes. The thirde / that all be done to edifying.2 The last / that they be done to the glory of God.
So that you see that those things which you reckon up / of the hour / & time / & day of prayer. &c. albeit they be not specified in the scripture / yet they are not left to any / to order at their pleasure / or so that they be not against the word of God: but even by and according to the word of God they must be established: and those alone to be taken / which do agree best and nearest with these rules before recited. And so it is brought to pass (which you think a great absurdity) that all things in the church should be appointed according to the word of God. Whereby it likewise appeareth / that we deny not but certain things are left to the order of the church / because they are of the nature of those which are varied by times / places / persons / & other circumstances / & so could not at once be set down & established for ever: & yet so left to the order of the church / as that it do nothing against the rules aforesaid. But how doth this follow / that certain things are left to the order of the church / therefore to make a new ministry by making an Archbishop / to alter the ministry ye is appointed / by making a bishop or pastor without a church or flock / to make a deacon without appointing him his church whereof he is a deacon / & where he might exercise his charge of providing for the pore / to abrogate clean both name & office of the elder with other more: how I say doth it follow ye because the church hath power to order certain things / therefore it hath power to do so of these / which God hath ordained and established: of the which there is no time /