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…

The offences which are taken herein / be either in respect of the cause / or in respect of those / which seek to defend / and promote the cause. The cause is charged first with newness / and strangeness / then as author of confusion / and of disorder / and last of all as enemy to princes / magistrates / and common wealths. For the first / besides that it is no sufficient challenge / to say it is new & strange / there is no cause why it should be counted new / which is confessed of those which mislike it / to have been for the most part / used in the Apostles times / nor why it should be esteemed strange / which is used now far / and near / of this & that side the sea / and of no strangers / but of those which are of the household of faith. And it shall more largely appear in this Book / that this is no innovation / but a renovation / and the doctrine not new / but renewed / no stranger / but borne in Zion / whereunto (it being before unjustly banished) ought now of right to be restored.

The offences which are taken herein / be eyther in respect of the cause / or in respect of those / which seeke to defend / and promote the cause. The cause is charged first with newnes / and strangenes / then as author of confusion / and of disorder / and last of all as enemy to princes / magistrates / and common wealthes. For the first / besides that it is no sufficient chalenge / to say it is new & strange / there is no cause why it should be counted new / which is confessed of those which mislyke it / to haue bene for the most part / vsed in the Apostles tymes / nor why it should be esteemed straunge / which is vsed now farre / and neare / of thys & that side the sea / and of no strangers / but of those which are of the housholde of fayth. And it shall more largely appeare in thys Booke / that thys is no innouation / but a renouation / and the doctrine not new / but renued / no stranger / but borne in Sion / whereunto (it being before vniustly banyshed) ought now of ryght to bee restored.

And of confusion & disorder it is yet more untruly accused. For justice may be as well accused for doing wrong / as this doctrine / for bringing in disorder / whose whole work is to provide / that nothing be done out of place / out of time / or otherwise / then the condition of every mans calling will bear: which putteth the people in subjection under their governors / the governors in degree / and