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…

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 ¹Christ / nor Elias / nor of the Prophets / why baptisest thou? whych had bene no good argument / if s. Iohn might haue bene of some other function / then of those whych were ordinarie in the churche / and instituted of God. And therefore S. Iohn to establish his singular and extraordinary function / alledgeth the word of God / wherby appeareth / that as it was not lawfull to bring in any strange doctrine / so was it not lawfull to teache the true doctrine / vnder the name of any other function then was instituted by God.

1. 1John. 1. 25.Iohn. 1. 25.