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…

For what an argument is this? Our saviour Christ did wear an under garment / which could not be well parted / but with the spoil or marring of it / therefore he ware a several apparel from the rest. It is true / John Baptist had ¹a several apparel / and to help you / so had Elijah / but to this end / that both by his unwonted apparel / and strange diet which he used of locusts and wild honey / the extraordinaries of his ministry might be set forth / and the people the rather moved to enquire of his office / whom they saw to vary so much from the common custom of other men. But ministers now have no such extraordinary functions / therefore by that reason of yours / they should not be severed from other men / by any note of apparel. You say you know that the chief notes of a minister / are doctrine and learning / if you mean that the distinction of apparel must supply the rest / and that that also hath some force to commend their ministry / the prophets and apostles of our saviour Christ / left us no perfect pattern of a minister / nor no sufficient glass to dres him by / whereof the most part never used any such several apparel / and none of them have left any commandment of it.

For what an argument is this? Our sauioure Christ did weare an vnder garment / whych coulde not be well parted / but with the spoile or marring of it / therfore he ware a seuerall apparell from the rest. It is true / Ihon Baptist had ¹a seuerall apparell / and to helpe you / so had Elias / but to thys ende / that bothe by hys vnwonted apparell / and straunge diet whych he vsed of locustes and wilde hony / the extraordinaries of his ministerie might be set forthe / and the people the rather moued to enquire of hys office / whome they saw to vary so much from the common custome of other men. But ministers now haue no suche extraordinarie functions / therfore by that reason of youres / they shuld not be seuered from other men / by any note of apparell. You say you knowe that the cheefe notes of a minister / are doctrine and learning / if you meane that the distinction of apparell must supply the rest / and that that also hath some force to commend their ministery / the prophets and apostles of our sauior Christe / left vs no perfect paterne of a minister / nor no sufficient glas to dres him by / wherof the moste parte neuer vsed any suche seuerall apparell / and none of them haue left any commaundement of it.