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…

And therefore in a word I answer / ye if there be such consent amongst those which like well of this apparel / and such jars amongst those that like it not (as M. doctor would make the world believe) neither is the wearing of the surplice. &c. cause of the consent in them / nor the not wearing cause of the disagreement in the other. But as our knowledge & love is unperfect here in this world / so is our agreement & consent of judgement unperfect. And yet all these hard speeches of yours / or uncharitable suspicions of papism / anabaptism / catharism / donatism. &c. whereby you do as much (as lieth in you) to cut us clean of from you / shall not be able so to estrange us or separate us from you / but that we will by gods grace hold / what so ever you hold well / & keep that unity of spirit / which is the bond of truth / even with you M. doctor / whom we suppose as appeareth by this your book / to have set your self further from us / then numbers of those / which although they be content to receive the apparel / & bear with things / yet would have ben loth to have set down ye against the sincerity of the gospel / & hinderance of reformation / which you have done. The white apparel / which is a note & true representation of the glory & pureness in the angels / should ¹be a lying sign / & pretence of that which is not in the ministers / which are miserable / & sinful men. And our saviour Christ / which was the minister of God / & pure from sin / & therefore metest to wear the mark of pureness / used no such kind of weed / saving only for the small time / wherein he would give to his disciples in the mount / a taste of that glory which he should enjoy for ever / & they with him: where / for the time his apparel appeared as white as snow. And if it be mete that the ministers ²should represent the angels in their apparel / it is much more mete / that they should have a pair of wings as the angels are described to have / to put them in remembrance ³of their readiness & quickness to execute their office / which may and ought to be in them / then to wear white apparel / which is a token of pureness from ⟨p. 80⟩sin and infection / and of a glory which neither they have / nor can have / nor ought so much as to desire to have / as long as they be in this world.