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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.
First / that the examination of his doctrine / wholly / and partly of his life / is permitted to one man. For considering of the one part the greatness of the charge that is committed unto the ministers / and the horrible peril that cometh unto the church by the want of those things that are required in them and of the other part weighing the weakness of the nature of man / which although he seeth many things yet he is blind also in many / and that even in those things which he seeth / he suffereth him self to be carried away by his affection of love or of envy. &c. I say / considering these things it is very dangerous / to commit that to the view and search of one man / which may with loss danger and more safety be referred unto divers. For herein the proverb is true / plus vident oculi quam oculus.1
First / that the examynation of hys doctryne / wholely / and partly of hys life / is permitted to one man. For consydering of the one parte the greatnesse of the charge that is committed vnto the mynisters / and the horrible pearill that commeth vnto the church by the want of those thinges that are required in them and of the other parte wrighing the weakenesse of the nature of man / which althoughe he seeth many thinges yet hee is blynde also in many / and that euen in those thinges which he seeth / he suffereth hym selfe to be caryed away by his affection of loue or of enuie. &c. I say / considering these thinges it is very daungerous / to commit that to the view and searche of one man / which may wyth losse danger and more safetie be referred vnto dyuers. For herein the prouerbe is true / plus vident oculi quam oculus.1
- 1Many eyes see more / then one.
And almost there is no office of charge in this realm which lieth in election / committed so slightly to any / as that upon one mans report of his ability / all the rest which have interest in the election / will give their voices / so that if we were destitute of authority of the scripture / the very light of reason would