A18078:254
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.
Unto these places of the first and sixth of the Acts is added / first the place of the fourteenth of the Acts / where the authors of the admonition do prove / that the election ought not to be in one man his hand / but ought to be made by the church / against which M. Doctor taketh three exceptions. The first is / for that it is said that Paul and Barnabas ordained Elders / whereby he would conclude / that the congregations had nothing to do. But how slender a reason that is / it may be considered of infinite places in the scripture / whereof I will recite two or three.
VNto these places of the first and sixthe of the Actes is added / first the place of the fourtenth of the Actes / where the authors of the admonition do proue / that the election ought not to be in one man hys hand / but ought to be made by the churche / agaynst which M. Doctor taketh three exceptions. The first is / for that it is sayde that Paule and Barnabas ordayned Elders / whereby he would conclude / that the congregations had nothing to doe. But how siender a reason that is / it may be considered of infinite places in the scripture / whereof I will recite two or three.
In the fifth Chapter of Joshua it is said / that Joshua made him sharp 1knives for the circumcising of the children of Israel / and a little after that Joshua circumcised them. Shall we now upon these words conclude / that Joshua did make the knives himself / or was a cutler / or being made to his hand / did whet them and sharpen them / or shall we say that he did circumcise the children of Israel / in his own person and him self alone / when as that was done by many / and by the Levites to whom that office appertained? no / but the scripture declareth / that Joshua procured sharp knives to be made / and exhorted and commanded the people to be circumcised.
In the fifthe Chapter of Iosua it is sayde / that Iosua made him sharpe 1kniues for the circumcising of the children of Israell / and a little after that Iosua circumcised them. Shall we now vppon these wordes conclude / that Iosua dyd make the kniues himselfe / or was a cutler / or being made to hys hande / dyd whet them and sharpen them / or shall we say that he dyd circumcise the children of Israell / in his owne person and hym selfe alone / when as that was done by many / and by the Leuites to whome that offyce appertayned? no / but the scripture declareth / that Iosua procured sharpe kniues to be made / and exhorted and commaunded the people to be circumcised.