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…

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 / ⟨p. 28⟩nor place / nor person / nor any other circumstance / which can cause any alteration or change? Which thing shall better appear both in the discourse of the whole book / and especially there / where you go about to show certain reasons / why there should be other government now / then was in the time of the apostles. But while you go about to seem to say much / & rake up a great number of things / you have made very evil mestin (and you have put / in one / things which are not pairs nor matches.

So that you see that those things which you recken vp / of the houre / & 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 agaynst the worde of God: but euen 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 passe (which you thinke a great absurdity) that al things in the church should be appoynted according to the word of God. Wherby it likewise appeareth / that we deny not but certayne things are left to the order of the church / because they are of the nature of those which are varyed by times / places / persons / & other circumstances / & so could not at once be set down & established for euer: & yet so left to the order of the church / as yt it do nothing agaynst the rules aforsayde. But how doth this follow / yt certaine things are left to ye order of the church / therfore to make a new ministerie by making an Archbishop / to alter ye ministerie ye is appointed / by making a bishop or pastor without a church or flock / to make a deacon without appointing him his church wherof he is a deacon / & wher he might exercise his charge of prouiding for ye pore / to abrogate cleane both name & office of ye elder with other more: how I say doth it follow ye because the church hath power to order certaine things / therfore it hath power to do so of these / which God hath ordayned and established: of the which there is no tyme /