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…

The authors of the Admonition / with their favourers / must be counted Anabaptists / no one word being showed which tendeth thereunto / you must accuse them which confirm that foundation whereof they build their community of all things / which is one of their chief heresies. If I should say now that you are like to those that row in a boat / which although they look backwards / yet they thrust another way / I should speak with more likelihood than you have done. For although you make a countenance / and speak hotly against Anabaptists / yet in deed you strengthen their hands with reasons. But I will not say so / neither do I think that you favour that sect / but only the whirlwind and tempest of your affection bent to maintain this estate / whereby you have so great honour and wealth / driveth you upon these rocks to wrack your self on / and others.

The authors of the Admonition / wyth their fauourers / muste be counted Anabaptists / no one word being shewed whych tendeth thervnto / you must accuse them whych confirme that foundation whereof they build their communitie of all things / whych is one of their cheefe heresies. If I shoulde saye nowe that you are like to those that rowe in a boate / whych although they loke backwards / yet they thrust a nother way / I should speake with more likelihode thē you haue done. For althoughe you make a countenaunce / and speake hotely against Anabaptistes / yet in deede you strengthen their handes wyth reasons. But I will not say so / neither doe I thinke that you fauoure that secte / but only the whirlewinde and tempest of your affection bent to maintaine this estate / whereby you haue so great honoure and wealth / driueth you vpon these rocks to wracke your selfe on / and others.

For I pray you what community is spoken of either in the second / third / or fourth of the Acts / which ought not to be in the church / as long as the world standeth? was there any community but as touching the use / and so far for the as the pore brethren had need of / and not to take every man a like? was it not in any man his power to sell his houses or lands / or not to sell them? When he ¹had sold them / was it not in every man his liberty / to keep the money to himself at his pleasure? and all they that were of the Church / did not sell their possessions / but those whose hearts the Lord touched singularly with the compassion of the need of others / and whom God had blessed with abundance / that they had to serve them selves / and help others / and therefore it is reckoned as a