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…

Last of all / I answer that although this might agree to Timothy alone / as in deed it can not / yet it followeth not that every Bishop may do so. For Timothy was an Evangelist / which was above a Bishop / as hereafter shall better appear. And it is an evil argument to say the greater may do it / therefore the less may do it. The superior / therefore the inferior. If you were at any cost with producing your witnesses / you should not be so unwise to be so lavish of them / as to cite Ambrose / and Chrysostom / to prove a thing that none hath ever denied. For who denieth that S. Paul doth not give warning to Timothy to be circumspect? If you mean to use their testimony to prove that he only made the elections / they say never a word for you / if there be any thing / cite it. To the place of Titus / I answer as to that of Timothy / for there is nothing there / but agreeth also to this place. And as for Jerome he hath nothing in that place / as he hath in no other / to prove that to the Bishop only / doth belong the right of election of the minister.

Last of all / I answere that although this might agree to Timothe alone / as in deede it can not / yet it followeth not that euery Bishop may do so. For Timothe was an Euangelist / which was aboue a Bishop / as hereafter shall better appeare. And it is an euill argument to say the greater may do it / therfore the lesse may do it. The superiour / therfore the inferioure. If you were at any cost with producing your witnesses / you should not be so vnwise to be so lauishe of them / as to cite Ambrose / and Chrisostome / to proue a thing that none hath euer denyed. For who denyeth that S. Paule doth not geue warning to Timothe to be circumspect? If you meane to vse their testimonie to proue that he only made the elections / they saye neuer a word for you / if there be any thing / cite it. To the place of Titus / I answere as to that of Timothe / for there is nothing there / but agreeth also to thys place. And as for Ierome he hath nothing in that place / as he hath in no other / to proue that to the Bishop only / doth belong the right of election of the minister.

I have showed you reasons before / why it can not be so taken of the sole election of the Bishop / the church being shut out. If authority would do any good in this behalf / as it seemeth it ought / seeing that all your proof through out the whole book / is in the authorities of men / (which Aristotle calleth atechnas peiseis, uncunning proofs) I could send you to master Calum / which teacheth / that it is not to be thought that S. Paul would permit to Titus to ordain bishops and ministers by his own authority / when he him self would not take so much upon him / but joined his with the voices of the church. But he peradventure savoureth not your taste / and yet you would make men believe sometimes / that you make much of him if you can get but one word unjointed / and racked in pieces from the rest / to make good your part. If he weigh not with you / you have master Musculus / whom you take to be a