A18078:415
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.
Besides that / it is absurd / that ceremonies which ought to be helpers to promote the doctrine / should become lets and hinderances / whilst the minister is occupied in teaching / to beware of the abuse of them / and of superstition. And it is as much as if one should be set to watch a child all day long / least he hurt him self with the knife / when as by taking away the knife quite from him / the danger is avoided / and the service of the man better employed. And so it followeth / that although the church may appoint ceremonies and rites / yet it can not appoint these that have great incommodity / and no commodity / great offence and no edifying.
Besides that / it is absurde / that ceremonies whych ought to be helpers to promote the doctrine / shoulde become lets and hinderances / whilest the minister is occupied in teaching / to beware of the abuse of them / and of superstition. And it is as muche as if one should be set to watche a childe all day long / least he hurt him selfe wyth the knife / when as by taking away the knife quite from hym / the daunger is auoided / and the seruice of the man better employed. And so it foloweth / that althoughe the churche may appoynt ceremonies and rites / yet it can not appoynte these that haue great incommoditye / and no commoditie / great offence and no edifying.
And although they have all these properties which you recite / yet if they be not to edifying / if not to God his glory / if not comely and agreeable to the simplicity of the gospel of Christ crucified / they may not be established. Concerning your distinction / whereby you lessen the idolatry of the papists / I have showed the vanity thereof.
And althoughe they haue all these properties whych you recite / yet if they be not to edifying / if not to God hys glorye / if not comely and agreeable to the simplicitie of the gospell of Christe crucified / they may not be established. Concerning your distinction / wherby you lesten the idolatrie of the papistes / I haue shewed the vanitie thereof.