A18078:420
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.
In the mean season it is but a slender Reply / to so learned an answer (that proveth both out of other authors / and out of those same which the examiner citeth / that by a white garment is meant a comely apparel / and not slovenly) to say it is but a childish cavil / which a D. of Divinity / and of. xl. years of age can not answer. The place of Jerome upon the. 44. of Ezekiel / the more it be considered / the more shall appear the truth of the answer.
In the meane season it is but a slender Replie / to so learned an answere (that proueth bothe oute of other authors / and out of those same whych the examiner citeth / that by a white garment is meant a comely apparell / and not slouē ly) to say it is but a childishe cauill / whych a D. of Diuinitie / and of. xl. yeares of age can not answer. The place of Ierome vpon the. 44. of Ezechiel / the more it be considered / the more shall appeare the truthe of the answere.
Now I will desire the reader to turn unto the. 237. 238. 239. 240. 242. pages / to see whether at this third voyage M. doctor bringeth any better merchandise. Where first he surmiseth an untruth / as though the admonition misliked of the taking away of the grey Amiss / where it sayeth only that there was less cause to take that away / then the surplice. &c. Wherein there is nothing but the truth said / for because that was used but in few churches / and but of few also in those few churches: therefore if there were cause to take away that / there was greater to take away the surplice. And to take away the Amiss out of the church / and leave the surplice. &c. is to heal a scratch / and leave a wound unhealed.
Nowe I wil desire the reader to turne vnto the. 237. 238. 239. 240. 242. pages / to see whether at thys third voyage M. doctor bringeth any better marchaundise. Where first he surmiseth an vntruthe / as though the admonition misliked of the taking away of the gray Amis / where it sayeth only that there was les cause to take that away / then the surplice. &c. Wherin there is nothing but the truthe sayde / for because that was vsed but in few churches / and but of few also in those few churches: therfore if there were cause to take away that / there was greater to take away the surplice. And to take away the Amis out of the church / and leaue the surplice. &c. is to heale a scratch / and leaue a wound vnhealed.