A18078:400
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.
There are also numbers of those which have all antichristianitie in such detestation / that they cannot abide the least scrap of it / and when they see the ministers wear them / they are grieved in their hearts / and they begin somewhat to fear / least this communicating with the papists in apparel / should make some way to those which use them / the easier to admit other things / when they should be likewise commanded. And these brethren's minds are not to be lightly grieved / and the ministers if they think to profit them / must cut away all occasion ⟨p. 73⟩/ whereby they may have an evil opinion of them.
There are also numbers of those which haue all antichristianitie in such detestation / that they cannot abide the least scrappe of it / and when they see the ministers weare them / they are greeued in their heartes / and they begin somewhat to feare / least this communicating with the papistes in apparell / shoulde make some way to those which vse them / the easyer to admit other things / when they should be lykewise commaunded. And these brethrens myndes are not to be lightly greeued / and the ministers if they thinke to profite them / must cut away all occasion ⟨p. 73⟩/ whereby they maye haue an euill opinion of them.
Seeing that therefore this kind of ceremonies in apparel / harden the harts of the papists / and cause them to be the stiffer in their popery / hinder the weak from profiting in the knowledge of the gospel / grieve the minds of the godly / are occasion of an evil opinion unto them of their ministers / we think that these ceremonies are to be removed / as not only not profitable (which they ought to be) but hurtful / if not to the ministers them selves that use them / yet to their people to whom they are commanded by God to have regard unto / in these things that are indifferent in their own natures. Now I will come to that which you set down.
Seeing that therfore this kinde of ceremonies in apparel / harden the harts of the papistes / and cause them to be the stiffer in their poperie / hinder the weake from profiting in the knowledge of the gospel / greue the mindes of the godly / are occasion of an euill opinion vnto them of their ministers / we thincke that these ceremonies are to be remoued / as not only not profitable (which they oughte to be) but hurtfull / if not to the ministers them selues that vse them / yet to their people to whome they are commaunded by God to haue regarde vnto / in these thyngs that are indifferent in their owne natures. Nowe I will come to that whych you set downe.