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…

Then / that they saw Christ / which argument S. Paul useth. Am I ¹not an Apostle? have I not seen Christ?

Then / that they sawe Christe / whych argument S. Paule vseth. Am I ¹not an Apostle? haue I not seene Christe?

1. 11. Cor. 9. 1.

Thirdly / that these had the field of the whole world to Till / where as other are restrained more particularly / as to a certain plough land / wherein they should occupy them selves. Whereupon it followeth / that as we conclude against the Pope truly / that he can be no successor of the Apostles / not only because he neither reacheth / nor doth as they did / but because the Apostles have no successors / neither any can succeed into the office of an Apostle: so may we likewise conclude against those / that would have the Apostles now adays / that there can be none / because there is none / unto whom all these three notes do agree: as that he is both sent of God immediately / or that he hath seen Christ / or that he is sent into all the world.

Thirdly / that these had the fielde of the whole worlde to Till / where as other are restrained more perticularly / as to a certen ploughe lande / wherein they shoulde occupye them selues. Wherevppon it followeth / that as we conclude against the Pope truely / that he can be no successor of the Apostles / not only because he neyther reacheth / nor dothe as they did / but because the Apostles haue no successors / neither any can succeede into the office of an Apostle: so maye we likewise conclude against those / that would haue the Apostles nowe adayes / that there can be none / because there is none / vnto whome all these three notes doe agree: as that he is bothe sent of God immediately / or that he hath seene Christ / or that he is sent into all the world.