A18078:217
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.
To the. 36. 37. 38. page.
IT maketh for the purpose which is alleged out of the first of the acts / to prove / that there ought to be trial of those which are chosen to the ministry: for when S. Peter saith / that such a one must be chosen as hath been continually conversant with our saviour Christ / and from the beginning of his preaching until the day wherein he ascended into heaven / he meant nothing else / but that such a one should be chosen which was sufficiently instructed and had been continually a scholar of our saviour Christ / and therefore fit to teach and to witness that / which they had seen / and whose godly conversation was notoriously known.
IT maketh for the purpose whiche is alleaged out of the first of the actes / to proue / that there ought to be tryall of those which are chosen to the ministerie: for when S. Peter sayth / that suche a one must be chosen as hathe bene contynually conuersant with our sauioure Christ / and from the beginning of his preaching vntill the day wherein he ascended into heauen / he ment nothing els / but that such a one should be chosen which was sufficiently instructed and had bene contynually a scholer of our sauioure Christe / and therefore fitte to teache and to witnes that / which they had seene / and whose godly conuersation was notoriously knowne.
Besides that / albeit those two Mathias and Barsabas were therefore set up in the middest / that the church in the prayer that was made for their election / might / by seeing them / pray the earnestlyer for them: yet it was also as much to say / that if any could object any thing against them / that he should prefer his objection.
Besides that / albeit those two Mathyas and Barsabas were therefore set vp in the myddest / that the church in the prayer that was made for their election / myghte / by seeing them / pray the earnestlyer for them: yet it was also as much to say / that if any could obiect any thing agaynst them / that he should preferre hys obiection.