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…

Moreover / do you not see here / that you have not loosed the knot / but cut it. For the authors of the Admonition object the place of Isaiah / and you object ¹again / the places of Deuteronomy / and of the Judges / this is to oppose sword against sword: in stead that you should have first holden out your buckler / & latched the blow of your adversary. As for churches / it hath ben answered that they have a profitable use / and therefore very evil compared with the surplice / which beside that it bringeth no profit / hurteth also as is before said.

Moreouer / do you not see heere / that you haue not losed the knot / but cutte it. For the authors of the Admonition obiect the place of Esay / and you obiecte ¹againe / the places of Deuteronomie / and of the Iudges / this is to oppose sword against sworde: in stead that you shuld haue first holden out your buckler / & latched the blow of your aduersary. As for churches / it hath ben answered that they haue a profitable vse / and therefore very euill compared with the surplice / whych beside that it bringeth no profite / hurteth also as is before sayde.

1. 130. Chap. 22.

To be short (saith M. Doctor) when he reciteth me almost a whole side word for word / as he hath cited before / where he hath had his answer. After this he setteth him self to prove that they edify / and that first by M. Bucers / and M. Martyrs authority / and yet in their words before alleged / there is not a word of edifying. If he gather it of their words / the answer is already made. Then he bringeth reasons to prove it / whereof in the first he seemeth to reason / that because it is commanded by a lawful magistrate / and lawful authority / therefore it edifieth. As though a lawful magistrate doth nothing at any time unlawfully / or as though a lawful and a godly magistrate / doth not sometimes command things / which are inconvenient and unlawful. Saul was a lawful magistrate / and did command unlawful things. David was a lawful and godly magistrate / and yet there slipped from him commandments / which were neither lawful / nor godly. But he addeth that it is done for order / and for decency / without superstition / or suspicion of it. This is that which is in controversy / and ought to be proved / and M. Doctor still taketh it as granted / and still faulteth in the petition of the principle / wherewith he chargeth others.