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…

Doth not S. Luke say / that it was done church by church / that is in every church? And where you say it endured but to S. Cyprian's time / it shall appear to all men / that it endured in the church a thousand year and more after his time. And it appeareth in that he used it not as a thing indifferent / but necessary / ¹and argueth the necessity of it / of the place of the first of the Acts / which is alleged by the authors of the Admonition / and so they are not their arguments that you throw up so scornfully: saying / how followeth this / and this / what proveth it / but Cyprian's / whom by their sides you thrust through / and so unreverently handle. But you say these examples are no general rules. Examples of all the Apostles / in all churches / and in all purer times / uncontrolled and unretracted / either by any the primitive and purer churches / or by any rule of the scripture / I think ought to stand. If it were a private example of one / or in one place alone / or if it were countermanded by any other rule of the scripture / then the example were not always safe to follow. But what if there be commandment also?

Dothe not S. Luke say / that it was done churche by churche / that is in euery churche? And where you say it endured but to S. Cyprians time / it shall appeare to all men / that it endured in the churche a thousande yeare and more after hys time. And it appeareth in yt he vsed it not as a thing indifferent / but necessary / ¹and argueth the necessitye of it / of the place of the first of the Acts / which is alleaged by the authors of the Admonition / and so they are not their argumentes that you throwe vp so scornefully: saying / how followeth this / and this / what proueth it / but Cyprians / whome by their sides you thrust throughe / and so vnreuerently handle. But you say these examples are no generall rules. Examples of all the Apostles / in all churches / and in all purer times / vncontrolied and vnretracted / eyther by any the primitiue and purer churches / or by any rule of the scripture / I thinke ought to stand. If it were a priuate example of one / or in one place alone / or if it were countermaunded by any other rule of the scripture / then the example were not alwayes safe to follow. But what if there bee commaundement also?

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