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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.
Amongst the offences taken by occasion of those / which prefer this doctrine / this is the chefest / that comparison being made between those excellent men / both in virtue / and learning / which suffered for the testimony of the truth / & between us / of the one side: Also between the Archbishops / Bishops / Deans / & Archdeacons which now are / and us on the other side: it seemeth unto many / that it is not like to be good / which was not found out by those excellent personages / and which being now propounded / by men of no great show / is either misliked / or at the least / by no open approbation allowed / of those which carry greater countenances / and be in greater dignities.
Emongst ye offences taken by occasion of those / which prefer this doctrine / this is the chefest / that comparison being made betwene those excellent men / both in vertue / and learning / which suffered for the testimony of the truthe / & betwene vs / of the one side: Also betwene the Archbishops / Bishops / Deanes / & Archdeacons whych now are / and vs on the other side: it seemeth vnto many / that it is not lyke to be good / whych was not founde out by those excellent personages / and whych being now propounded / by men of no great shew / is eyther misliked / or at the least / by no open approbation alowed / of those whych cary greater countenaunces / and be in greater dignities.
Unto the first / although answer is made more at large / in this book / yet I will add thus much / that as for my part / I confess my self / to be a great deal inferior unto the least of them: so the omitting of these necessary things / ought to be no more prejudice against them / or against those that prefer them / then the omitting of the celebration of the feast of tabernacles / so many hundred years / by so many good high priests / in the reigns of so many good kings / was prejudicial unto y• ministers / which caused it to be celebrated / when the people returned out of their captivity / for it appeareth in the book of Nehemiah / that the feast of tabernacles / 1which was commanded of the Lord to be celebrated every year / was not celebrated in such sort / as it was commanded in the law / from the days of Joshua / the son of Nun / until the return of the people from their captivity. And yet were there / in this space / divers both judges / and kings / both priests / and prophets singularly zealous / and learned. If therefore the omitting of so necessary a thing / so many hundred years / by such godly zealous learned persons / could not bring any prescription / against the truth: the lack of this necessary discipline / by the space of. 30. years / through the oversight of a few (if they be compared with that multitude) ought not to be alleged / to keep it out of the church.