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…

And as for Andronicus and Junius which are by you recited / belike to prove that we may have more apostles / because it is said of S. Paul that they were famous and notable amongst the apostles / it cannot be proved by any thing ¹I see there / whether they had any function Ecclesiastical or no. For S. Paul calleth them his kinsfolk / and fellow prisoners / and doth not say that they were his fellow labourers: and a man may be well notable and famous amongst the apostles / and well known unto them / which is no apostle. And if the apostles would have had this order of the apostles to continue in the church / there is no doubt but that they would have chosen one into James his room when he ²was slain / as they did when they supplied the place of Judas / by choosing Mathias / and so ever as they had died / the other would have put other in their places. So it appeareth that this function of the apostles is ceased.

And as for Andronicus and Iunius whych are by you recited / belyke to proue that we may haue more apostles / because it is sayd of S. Paule that they were famous and notable amongst the apostles / it cannot be proued by any thing ¹I see there / whether they had any function Ecclesiasticall or no. For S. Paule calleth them hys kinneffolke / and fellowe prisonners / and dothe not say that they were his fellowe labourers: and a man may be well notable and famous amongst the apostles / and well knowne vnto them / whych is no apostle. And if the apostles would haue had this order of the apostles to continue in the church / there is no doubt but that they would haue chosen one into Iames hys roume when he ²was slaine / as they did when they supplied the place of Iudas / by chusing Mathias / and so euer as they had died / the other would haue put other in their places. So it appeareth that thys function of the apostles is ceased.

1. 116. Rom. 7.
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