A18078:191
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.
An answer to the end of the. 29. page / beginning at the. 25. at. But I trust M. Calvins judgement.
An answer to the ende of the. 29. page / beginning at the. 25. at. But I trust M. Caluins iudgement.
Why should you trust that M. Calvins judgement will weigh with them / if they be Anabaptists (as you accuse them) if they be Donatists / if Catharists / if conspired with the Papists / how can you think that they will so easily rest in M. Calvins judgement / which hated and confuted all Anabaptism / Donatism / Catharism and Papism? But it is true which the proverb saith / memorem. &c. he that will speak an untruth had need have a good memory: and this is the force of the truth / in the conscience of man / that although he suppress it / and pretend the contrary / yet at unawares it stealeth out. For what greater testimony could you have given of them / that they hate all those heresies which you lay to their charge / then to say / that you trust M. Calvins judgement / will weigh with them? Now in deed (that you be not deceived) we receive M. Calvin / and weigh of him / as of the notablest instrument that the Lord hath stirred up / for the purging of his churches / and of the restoring of the plain and sincere interpretation of the scriptures / which hath been since the Apostles times. And yet we do not so read his works / that we believe any thing to be true / because he sayeth it / but so far as we can esteem / that that which he saith / doth agree with the canonical scriptures. But what gather you out of M. Calvin?
VVHy should you trust that M. Caluins iudgement wil weigh wyth them / if they be Anabaptists (as you accuse them) if they be Donatists / if Catharists / if conspired wyth the Papistes / howe can you thinke that they will so easely rest in M. Caluins iudgement / whych hated and confuted all Anabaptisme / Donatisme / Catharisme and Papisme? But it is true whych the prouerbe sayth / memorem. &c. he that will speake an vntruthe had neede haue a good memorye: and thys is the force of the truthe / in the conscience of man / that although he suppres it / and pretend the contrary / yet at vnwares it stealeth out. For what greater testimonye coulde you haue geuen of them / that they hate all those heresies which you lay to their charge / then to say / that you trust M. Caluins iudgement / wil weigh wyth them? Now in dede (that you be not deceiued) we receiue M. Caluin / and weigh of him / as of the notablest instrumēt that the Lord hath stirred vp / for the purging of his churches / and of the restoring of the plaine and sincere interpretation of the scriptures / whych hath bene since the Apostles times. And yet we do not so read his works / that we beleeue any thyng to be true / because he sayeth it / but so farre as we can esteme / that that whych he sayth / dothe agree wyth the canonicall scriptures. But what gather you out of M. Caluin?