A18078:293
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.
An image whereof appeareth also in the policy of this Realm / for as in respect of the Queen her majesty / it is a Monarchy / so in respect of the most honourable Council / it is an Aristocracy / and having regard to the Parliament / which is assembled of all estates / it is a Democracy. But you should have showed / how this difference of having ⟨p. 52⟩a christian magistrate / & having none / ought to bring in a diversity in the choice of the pastor by their church. It were not hard / if one would spend his time so unprofitably / to find out a hundred differences between a persecuted church / and that which is in peace / but seeing you can show me no reason / why the church may not choose her minister / as well under a godly magistrate / as under a tyrant / I will show you / how that if it were lawful to break the order of God / it were meeter in the time of persecution / that the election should be in some other discreet and learned persons hands / to be made without the consent of the church: then in that time when there is a godly magistrate / and that it is then most convenient that he should be chosen by the church.
An image whereof appeareth also in the pollicye of thys Realme / for as in respecte of the Queene her maiestie / it is a Monarchie / so in respecte of the moste honourable Counsell / it is an Aristocratie / and hauing regard to the Parliament / whych is assembled of al estates / it is a Democratie. But you should haue shewed / howe this difference of hauing ⟨p. 52⟩a christian magistrate / & hauing none / ought to bryng in a diuersity in the choise of the pastoure by their churche. It were not harde / if one woulde spende hys time so vnprofitably / to finde oute a hundred differences betweene a persecuted church / and that whych is in peace / but seeing you can shewe me no reason / why the church may not chuse her minister / as well vnder a godly magistrate / as vnder a tyrante / I will shewe you / howe that if it were lawfull to breake the order of God / it were meeter in the time of persecution / that the election shoulde be in some other discreate and learned persons hands / to be made without the consent of the churche: then in that time when there is a godly magistrate / and that it is then most conuenient that he should be chosen by the church.