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…

Answer till the Admonition / from the beginning of the 30. page.

Answere till the Admonition / from the beginning of the 30. page.

Unto the places of Deuteronomy / which prove that nothing ought to be done in the church / but that which God commandeth / and that nothing should be added nor diminished. First you answer / that that was a precept given to the Jews for that time / which had all things even the least prescribed unto them. I see it is true which is said / that one absurdity granted / a hundred follow. For to make good / that things ought to be done besides the scripture and word of God / you are driven to run into part of the error of the Manichees / which say / that the old Testament pertaineth not unto us / nor bindeth not us. For what is it else / then to say that these two places served for the Jews time / and under the law? For surely / if these two places agree not unto us in time of the gospel / I know none in all the old Testament / which do agree / and I pray you what is here said / which S. John in the * Apocalypse saith not / where he shutteth up the new Testament in this sort. I protest unto every ¹man which heareth the prophecy of this book / that whosoever addeth any thing to it / the Lord shall add unto him the plagues which are written in it: and ⟨p. 35⟩whosoever taketh away any thing from it / the Lord shall take away his portion out of the book of life / and out of the things that are written in it? which admonition if you say pertaineth to that book of the Apocalypse only / yet you must remember / that the same may be as truly said of any other book of the scripture.

VNto the places of Deuteronomic / whych proue that nothyng oughte to be done in the churche / but that whych God commaundeth / and that nothyng should be added nor diminished. First you answere / that that was a precept geuen to the Iewes for that time / whych had all things euen the least prescribed vnto them. I see it is true whych is sayd / that one absurditie graūted / a hundred follow. For to make good / that things ought to be done besides the scripture and worde of God / you are driuen to runne into parte of the error of the Manichees / whych say / that the olde Testament pertaineth not vnto vs / nor bindeth not vs. For what is it else / then to say that these two places serued for the Iewes time / and vnder the lawe? For surely / if these two places agree not vnto vs in time of the gospell / I knowe none in all the olde Testament / whych doe agree / and I praye you what is heere sayde / whych S. Iohn in the * Apocalipse saythe not / where he shutteth vp the newe Testament in thys sorte. I protest vnto euery