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…

The name of a Tyrant / was first honourable / and the same with a king / and yet through cruelty / and unjust rule of certain / it is become now so hateful / that no upright and just dealing Prince / none that governeth with equity / and to the commodity of his subjects / would bear to be called Tyrant: whereby it may appear / that it is not for nought that we do stand of these names. Now if the names ought to be odious / being both horribly abused / and also forbidden by our saviour Christ / the things them selves must be in greater hatred / the unlawfulness whereof may thus appear.

The name of a Tyranne / was first honourable / and the same with a king / and yet through cruelty / and vniust rule of certaine / it is become now so hatefull / that no vpright and iust dealing Prince / none that gouerneth wyth equitye / and to the commodity of hys subiects / would beare to be called Tyranne: wherby it may appeare / that it is not for nought that we do stande of these names. Nowe if the names ought to be odious / being both horribly abused / and also forbidden by our sauioure Christe / the thyngs them selues must be in greater hatred / the vnlawfulnes wherof may thus appeare.

First of all / the ministry is by the word of God / and heavenly / and not left to the will of men to devise at their pleasure / as appeareth by that which is noted of s. John / where the Pharisees coming to s. John Baptist / after that he had denied to be either Christ / or Elijah / or another Prophet / conclude / if thou be neither ¹Christ / nor Elijah / nor of the Prophets / why baptisest thou? which had been no good argument / if s. John might have been of some other function / then of those which were ordinary in the church / and instituted of God. And therefore S. John to establish his singular and extraordinary function / allegeth the word of God / whereby appeareth / that as it was not lawful to bring in any strange doctrine / so was it not lawful to teach the true doctrine / under the name of any other function then was instituted by God.

First of all / the ministery is by the word of God / and heauenly / and not left to the will of men to deuise at their pleasure / as appeareth by that whych is noted of s. Iohn / wher the Phariseis cōming to s. Iohn Baptist / after that he had denied to be either Christ / or Elias / or another Prophet / conclude / if yu be neither