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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.
And it any man will reply and say / that it is not said that our saviour Christ is only archbishop. I answer that he is not only said the head / and yet notwithstanding there is no more heads of the church but he. And if it be further said that these archbishops are but under / and as it were subordinate archbishops / I say that a man may as well say that men may be also under heads of the church / which is the same which is alleged for the pope. Which thing is not only true in those words which do signify / and set unlawful things before our eyes / but even in those names also which having no corruption in their own nature / yet through the corrupt use of men / have as it were gotten such a tack of that corruption / that the use of them can not be without offence.
And it any man will reply and say / that it is not sayd that our sauior Christ is only archbishop. I answer that he is not only sayd the head / and yet notwithstanding there is no more heads of the churche but he. And if it be further sayde that these archbyshops are but vnder / and as it were subordinate archbyshops / I say that a man may as wel say that men may be also vnder heads of ye church / whych is the same whych is alledged for the pope. Whych thing is not only true in those wordes whych doe signify / and set vnlawfull things before our eyes / but euen in those names also whych hauing no corruption in their owne nature / yet throughe the corrupt vse of men / haue as it were gotten suche a tacke of that corruption / that the vse of them can not be wythout offence.
In the primitive church / the name of a Pope was honest / and was all one 1with the name of a good pastor / but now by the ambition of the man of Rome / it is so defiled / that every good man shaketh at the very mention of it.
In the primitiue church / the name of a Pope was honest / and was all one 1wyth the name of a good pastor / but nowe by the ambition of the man of Rome / it is so defiled / that euery good man shaketh at the very mention of it.