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…

But what if the estate of the church be such as you speak of / that it will scarce yield three preaching pastors and bishops in some diocese / may you therefore make reading ministers? In deed if the Apostle had made this a counsel only / and no commandment / that pastors of churches should be able to teach / then your saying might have been borne.

But what if the estate of the churche be such as you speake of / that it will skarce yelde three preaching pastors and bishops in some diocesse / may you therefore make reading ministers? In deede if the Apostle had made this a counsell only / and no commaundement / that pastors of churches should be able to teache / then your saying might haue bene borne.

But seeing that S. Paul hath commanded expressedly / that he should ¹be able to teach / and to convince the gainsayers / I would learn of you gladly / what necessity there is which can cause a man to break the moral law of God / to bring in a tradition of man. You may as well break any other commandment of God for necessities sake / as break this / being comprehended in the first table.

But seeing that S. Paule hathe commaunded expressedly / that he should ¹bee able to teache / and to conuince the gaynesayers / I woulde learne of you gladly / what necessitie there is whiche can cause a man to breake the morall law of God / to bring in a tradytion of man. You maye as well breake any other commaundement of God for necessyties sake / as breake thys / being comprehended in the first table.

1. 11. Tim. 3. 2. Tit. 1. 9.