A18078:385
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.
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.
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.
And to say that these that can only read / must be tolerated in the church as ministers / is to say / because you can have no pastors in the churches / you will have idols. For so will I not doubt to call them / although through ignorance of that which they do / some may be good men. But yet in respect of the place that they occupy / they are idols / for they stand for that / and make show of that / which they are not / and admit you them as often as you will / the Lord pronounceth that they shall be no ministers to him / which have *no knowledge.
And to say that these that can only read / must be tolerated in the churche as ministers / is to saye / because you can haue no pastors in the churches / you will haue idolles. For so will I not doubt to call them / although through ignoraunce of that which they do / some may be good men. But yet in respect of the place that they occupy / they are idolles / for they stande for that / and make shew of that / which they are not / and admit you them as often as you will / the Lord pronounceth that they shall be no ministers to him / which haue