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…

I say first / that S. Paul writeth to Timothy / and therefore instructeth him what he should do for his part in the appointing of the minister. If he had written to the whole Church of Ephesus / he would likewise have instructed them how they should have behaved them selves in that business. If one do write unto his friend / that hath interest in any election / to take heed that he choose none but such as are meet / shall any man conclude thereupon / that none hath to do in that election / but he to whom that letter is written? Then I say further / that S. Paul attributeth that unto Timothy / that was common to moe with him / because he being the director and moderator of the election / is said to do that which many do: which thing I have proved by divers examples both out of the scripture / and otherwise before. And even in this imposition of hands / it is manifestly to be showed. For that where as S. Paul saith in the 2. Epistle / ¹that Timothy was ordained by the putting on of his hands upon him / in the first Epistle he saith / that he was ordained by the putting on of the hands of ²the eldership. So that that which he in one place taketh to him self alone / in the other he communicateth with moe. And that he did it not him self alone / it may appear by those words which follow (and communicate not with other mens sins) as if he should say / if other will ordain insufficient ministers / yet be not thou carried away with their example. And further that his authority was equal with other elders of that church / and that he had no superiority above his fellows / it may appear / for that he saith lay thy hands rashly of none / where if he had had authority over the rest / he would rather have said / suffer none to lay ⟨p. 57⟩his hands rashly. Again / it is a fault in you / that you can not distinguish or put difference between the election and imposition of hands.

I saye first / that S. Paule wryteth to Timothe / and therefore instructeth hym what he should do for his parte in the appoynting of the minister. If he had written to the whole Churche of Ephesus / he would lykewise haue instructed them how they should haue behaued thē selues in that businesse. If one do wryte vnto hys frende / that hath interest in any election / to take heede that he chuse none but such as are meete / shall any man conclude therupon / that none hath to doe in that election / but he to whom that letter is writtē? Then I say further / that S. Paule attributeth that vnto Timothe / that was common to moe with hym / because he being the director and moderator of the election / is sayde to doe that whiche many doe: which thing I haue proued by dyuers examples both out of the scripture / and otherwise before. And euen in this imposition of handes / it is manifestly to be shewed. For that where as S. Paule sayth in the 2. Epistle /