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…

There is no man that faith / that it ought to be permitted to every person in the church where he is minister / to have such order or discipline / or to use such service / as he listeth / no man seeketh for it. But to have the order which God hath left in those things which the word precisely appointeth / and in other things to use that / which shall be according to the rules of S. Paul before recited / agreed by the church / and constrained by the Prince.

There is no man that fayth / that it ought to be permitted to euery person in the church where he is minister / to haue such order or discipline / or to vse such seruice / as he listeth / no mā seeketh for it. But to haue the order which God hath left in those things which the word precisely appoynteth / and in other thyngs to vse that / whych shall be according to the rules of S. Paule before recited / agreed by the church / and constrined by the Prince.

And whereas you have ever hitherto given the ordering of these things to the church / how come you now to ascribe it to the Bishops? you mean I am sure the Bishops / as we call Bishops here in England / whereby you fall into the opinion of the papists unawares / which when they have spoken many things of the church magnifically / at the last they bring it now to the Doctors of the church / now to bishops.

And whereas you haue euer hitherto geuen the ordering of these thyngs to the churche / howe come you nowe to ascribe it to the Bishops? you meane I am sure the Bishops / as we call Bishops heere in England / whereby you fall into the opinion of the papists vnwares / which when they haue spoken many things of the churche magnifically / at the last they bring it nowe to the Doctors of the church / nowe to byshops.

As form / although I doubt not but there be many good men of the Bishops / and very learned also / and therefore very meet to be admitted into that consultation / wherein it shall be considered / what things are good in the church: yet in respect of that office and calling of a bishop / which they now exercise / I think that every godly learned minister & pastor of the church / hath more interest and right in respect of his office / to be at that consultation / then any bishop or archbishop in the realm / for as much as he hath an ordinary calling of God & function appointed in the scriptures which he exerciseth / and the other hath not.