A18078:276
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.
Touching certain Ceremonies / I have showed that they are necessary: as namely the Sacraments.
Touching certaine Ceremonies / I haue shewed that they are necessarye: as namely the Sacraments.
And as for Discipline and government / I have showed partly / and more hereafter will be showed / that they are of the substance of the gospel / if to have Excommunication / be to have Discipline / or if to have pastors or Bishops / and Doctors / and Deacons / be government of the Church. You say / that howsoever in the Apostles time this use was of having the consent of the church in the choice of their pastor or bishop / now in this estate it were most pernicious and hurtful. Wherein / see how unadvisedly you condemn the churches of Geneva / of all France / of certain of the German churches / which keep this order. But you allege your reasons / therefore those those are to be considered / because they come so rare. For your manner is / that if you can have but one writer / new / or old of your side / or which seemeth to be of your side? you run away with the matter / as though you had scripture / reason / doctors / and all.
And as for Discipline and gouernment / I haue shewed partly / and more heereafter will be shewed / that they are of the substance of the gospell / if to haue Excommunication / be to haue Discipline / or if to haue pastors or Byshops / and Doctors / and Deacons / be gouernment of the Churche. You say / that howsoeuer in the Apostles time thys vse was of hauing the consent of the church in the choise of their pastor or byshop / nowe in thys estate it were moste pernicious and hurtfull. Wherin / see how vnaduisedly you condemne the churches of Geneua / of all Fraunce / of certaine of the Germaine churches / which keepe thys order. But you alledge your reasons / therefore those those are to be considered / because they come so rare. For your manner is / that if you can haue but one wryter / newe / or olde of your side / or whych seemeth to be of your side? you runne away wyth the matter / as though you had scripture / reason / doctors / and all.