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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.
Whereupon it appeareth / that both no pastor or bishop ought to be made without there be a flock / as it were a void place for him / and that a flock is not a realm / or province / or diocese (as we now call a diocese) but so many as may conveniently meet in one assembly or congregation. And that this is the meaning of S. Paul / it appeareth by the practise of the Churches from time to time / which have both decreed against / and found fault with these wandering / and roving ministries.
Whervpon it appeareth / that bothe no pastor or byshoppe ought to be made without there be a flocke / as it were a voyde place for him / and that a flocke is not a realme / or prouince / or dioces (as we now call a dioces) but so many as may conueniently meete in one assembly or congregation. And that thys is the meaning of S. Paule / it appeareth by the practise of the Churches from time to time / whych haue both decreed against / and found fault wyth these wandering / and rouing ministeries.
The great council of * Calcedon decreed that no elder / or deacon / or any 1other in the ecclesiastical order should be ordained apolelymenos: that is loosely / and as it were let go at random whether he him self listeth / which he also interpreteth by and by more plainly when he addeth / that he should not be ordained Eime idicos en ecclesia poleos e comes: that is / unless it be specially in a congregation of some city or town. And in the council of Urban (as Gratian reporteth / distinction. 70.) it was decreed / that the ordination that was made with out any title / should be void / and what that meaneth / is showed by and by / when it is said / & in what church any is entitled / there let him always remain. And this is also S. Jerome his complaint / in that men were ordained unto the ministry / 2when they were chosen by no church / and so went round about having no certain place. And therefore this / that none ought to preach / onles he have some pastoral charge / ought not to have ben so strange a thing unto you as you make it / if either the scriptures / or the councils / or the ancient fathers had been so well known unto you / as either your name requireth / or you take upon you / which dare so boldly pronounce / that there can be showed no text of scripture for the matter.