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…

Again / if there be in every church a pastor / as S. Paul commandeth / what should the Evangelists do? for either that pastor doth his duty / and then the Evangelist is superfluous / or if he do it not / then he is no lawful pastor / and so ought he to be put out / & an other to be put in his stead. And where the pastor doing his duty can not suffice / there the scripture hath given him an aid of the doctor / which for because his office consisteth in teaching doctrine / to this end y• the pastor might not be driven to spend so much time in propounding the doctrine / but might have the more time to employ in exhorting and dehorting / & applying of the doctrine to the times and places / and persons / it is manifest that he also is tied to a certain church. For how could he be an aide unto the pastor to whose help he is given / onles he were in the same church where the pastor is? And that the Evangelists office hath been so taken as a function that endured but for a time / it may appear first by that which Eusebius writeth / speaking ¹of Pantenus / for sayeth he / there were until that time Evangelists. &c. which was about the year of our Lord. 162. whereby he giveth to understand / that about that time they ceased / and that in his time there was none / when notwithstanding there were Bishops or pastors / elders and Deacons. And Ambrose ²saith that there be no Apostles / but those which Christ himself did appoint / whereby it appeareth that of all the Ecclesiastical functions that preach the word / there are but the pastor and Doctor only left unto us / and the same also restrained to particular charges.

Againe / if there be in euery churche a pastor / as S. Paule commaundeth / what should the Euangelists do? for either that pastor doth his duetie / and then the Euangelist is superfluous / or if he do it not / then he is no lawfull pastor / and so ought he to be put out / & an other to be put in hys stead. And where the pastor doing hys duety can not suffice / there the scripture hath geuen him an ayde of the doctor / which for because his office consisteth in teaching doctrine / to thys ende y• the pastor mighte not be driuen to spende so muche time in propounding the doctrine / but might haue the more time to employ in exhorting and dehorting / & applying of the doctrine to the times and places / and persons / it is manifest that he also is tied to a certaine church. For howe could he be an aide vnto the pastor to whose helpe he is geuen / onles he were in the same churche where the pastor is? And that the Euangelistes office hath bene so taken as a function that endured but for a time / it maye appeare first by that whych Eusebius wryteth / speaking