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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.
In the end you say it is the general consent of all the learned fathers / that it belongeth to the bishop to choose the minister. Because you acquaint my ears with such bold and untrue affirmations / I can now the more patiently hear you thus vaunting your self / as though you had all the fathers by heart / and carried them about with you / wheresoever you went / whereas / if a man would measure you by the skill in them which you have showed here / he would hardly believe that you had read the tenth part of them.
In the ende you say it is the generall consent of all the learned fathers / that it belongeth to the byshop to chuse the minister. Because you acquaint my eares with such bolde and vntrue affirmations / I can now the more paciently heare you thus vaunting your selfe / as though you had all the fathers by heart / and caryed them about with you / wheresoeuer you went / whereas / if a man woulde measure you by the skill in them which you haue shewed heere / he woulde hardly beleeue that you had redde the tenthe part of them.
Are all the learned fathers of that mind? I think then you would have been better advised then to have set down but one / when as you know a matter in controversy / will not be tried but by two or three witnesses / unless the Lord speak him self / and therefore you give me occasion to suspect that because you cite but one / you know of no more: now let us see what your one witness will depose in this matter.
Are all the learned fathers of that mynde? I thinke then you would haue bene better aduised then to haue sette downe but one / when as you know a matter in controuersie / will not be tryed but by two or three witnesses / vnlesse the Lord speake hym selfe / and therefore you geue me occasion to suspect that because you cite but one / you know of no more: now let vs see what your one witnesse will depose in thys matter.