A18078:371
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.
Reply › Answer to the. 50. and. 51. pages.Reply › Answere to the. 50. and. 51. pages.
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.
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.
If any man will hereupon conclude / that they have no space given them to sleep / to eat / to drink. &c. they are cavils / which I will not vouchsafe to answer.
If any man will herevpon conclude / that they haue no space geuen them to slepe / to eat / to drink. &c. they are cauils / which I wil not vouchsafe to answer.
Again / if he will say / that then they may not go for the of the town to do their necessary business for their families / I desire them in the name of God / that they abuse not his graces / in devising cloaks to cover their disorders / but that they would set before them the love of Christ / which shall be found to be so much as