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…

Touching the behalf of God & his glory / if any man will say that they can not perish / which once have believed / and therefore those may be left / and others attempted / I can say of those that are in ignorance and blindness / that they cannot perish that be elected / although they never have the gospel preached. And therefore we must walk in those ways that God hath appointed / to bring them to salvation / which is to feed them continually / and watch over them so long as they are in danger of hunger / in danger of wolves / in danger of the enemies / within and without / which is so long as the church is here upon the earth.

Touching the behalfe of God & his glory / if any man will say that they can not pearish / which once haue beleued / and therfore those may be left / and others attempted / I can say of those that are in ignorance and blindnes / that they cānot pearish that be elected / although they neuer haue the gospel preached. And therfore we muste walke in those wayes that God hathe appoynted / to bring them to saluation / whych is to feede them continually / and watche ouer them so long as they are in danger of hunger / in danger of wolues / in danger of the ennemyes / within and without / which is so long as the church is heere vpon the earth.

Upon all which things I conclude / that the residence of the pastor is necessary / and to doubt whether the pastor ought to be resident amongst his flock / is to doubt whether the watchman should be in his tower / the eye should be in the head / or the soul in the body / or the shepherd amongst his flock / especially where the sheep are continually in danger of wolves / as in the land of Jewry from whence this similitude or manner of speech was taken / where they watched their flocks night and day / as I observed before out of S. Luke.

Vpon all whych things I conclude / that the residence of the pastor is necessary / and to dout whether the pastor ought to be resident amongst his flocke / is to doubt whether the watchman should be in hys tower / the eye shoulde be in the head / or the soule in the body / or the shepheard amongst his flocke / especially where the sheepe are continually in danger of wolues / as in the lande of Iewrie from whence thys similitude or manner of speache was taken / where they watched their flockes night and day / as I obserued before out of S. Luke.