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…

To the ordering and governing of the church / they had only the moral and ceremonial law: we have the same moral that they had: what special direction therefore they enjoy by the benefit of that / we have. We have no ceremonies but two / the ceremonies or sacraments of Baptism and of the Lords supper / & we have as certain a direction to celebrate them / as they had / to celebrate their ceremonies / and fewer and less difficulties can rise of ours / then of theirs: and we have more plain and express doctrine to decide our controversies then they had for theirs. What hour had they for their ordinary and daily sacrifices: was it not left to the order of the church? what places were appointed in their several dwellings to hear the word of God preached continually / when they came not to Jerusalem? the word was commanded to be preached / but no mention made / what manner of place they should have: where was pulpits commanded / or chairs? and yet they had both. Where any form of burial in the law? and yet it is a thing pertaining to the church / that the dead be after a comely sort buried. Where / any order or form of marriage? and yet it is known they had. It was (which is more) in the discretion of that church / upon occasion of dearth / or war / plagues / or any other common calamity / to proclaim a fast.

To the ordering and gouerning of the church / they had only the moral and ceremoniall law: we haue the same morall that they had: what speciall direction therfore they enioy by the benefite of that / we haue. We haue no ceremonies but two / the ceremonies or sacraments of Baptisme and of the Lords supper / & we haue as certaine a direction to celebrate them / as they had / to celebrate their ceremonies / and fewer and les difficulties can rise of oures / then of theirs: and we haue more plaine and expres doctrine to decide our cōtrouersies then they had for theirs. What houre had they for their ordinarie and daily sacrifices: was it not left to the order of the church? what places were apointed in their seuerall dwellings to heare the woorde of God preached continually / when they came not to Ierusalem? the word was commaunded to be preached / but no mention made / what manner of place they should haue: where was pulpittes commaunded / or chaires? and yet they had both. Where any forme of buriall in the law? and yet it is a thing pertaining to the church / that the deade be after a comely sorte buried. Where / any order or forme of mariage? and yet it is knowne they had. It was (whych is more) in the discretion of that churche / vppon occasion of dearthe / or warre / plagues / or any other common calamitie / to proclaime a faste.