A18078:268
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.
Surely / it were better you were no Doctor in the Church / then that the Anabaptists should have such hold to bring in their community as you give them. In sum / the Apostolic community / or the Churches in their time was not Anabaptisticall.
Surely / it were better you were no Doctor in the Churche / then that the Anabaptistes should haue suche holde to bring in their communitie as you geue them. In summe / the Apostolike communitie / or the Churches in their time was not Anabaptisticall.
Unto the place of the second Epistle to the Corinthians / and. 8. chapter / you ask what maketh that to the election of the ministers / but why do not you say here / as you did in the other place that the apostle meaneth nothing else but the putting on of the hands of them which ordained / for the same word cheirotonetheis is here used / that was there / and this place doth manifestly and without all contradiction convince your vain signification that you make of it in the other place / and the untruth / saying that the scripture useth this word ⟨p. 47⟩for a solemn manner of ordering ministers by putting on of hands. For here it is said that he that was joined with Paul / was cheirotonetheis by the church / and it is manifest that the imposition of hands was not by the church & people / but by the elders and ministers / as it appeareth in s. Paul to Timothy.1
Vnto the place of the seconde Epistle to the Corinthians / and. 8. chapter / you aske what maketh that to the election of the ministers / but why doe not you say heere / as you did in the other place that the apostle meaneth nothing els but the putting on of the handes of them whych ordained / for the same worde cheirotonetheis is heere vsed / that was there / and this place dothe manifestly and wythout all contradiction conuince your vaine signification that you make of it in the other place / and the vntruthe / saying that the scripture vseth thys woorde ⟨p. 47⟩