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…

Let the whole practise of the church under the law / be looked upon / and it shall not be found that any other Ecclesiastical ministry was appointed / then those orders of high priest / and priests / and Levites. &c. which were appointed by the law of God / & if there were any raised extraordinarily / the same had their calling confirmed from heaven / either by signs or miracles / or by plain & clear testimonies of the mouth of God / or by extraordinary exciting and movings of the spirit of God. So that it appeareth that the ministry of the gospel / and the functions thereof / ought to be from heaven / and of God / and not invented by the brain of men: from heaven / I say / and heavenly / because although it be executed by earthly men / & the ministers also are chosen by men like unto themselves / yet because it is done by the word and institution of God / that hath not only ordained that the word should be preached / but hath ordained also in what order / and by whom it should be preached / it may well be accounted to come from heaven / and from God.

Let the whole practise of the churche vnder the lawe / be loked vpon / and it shall not be founde that any other Ecclesiasticall ministery was appoynted / then those orders of highe priest / and priests / and Leuites. &c. whych were appoynted by the law of God / & if there were any raised extraordinarily / the same had their calling confirmed from heauen / either by signes or miracles / or by plaine & cleare testimonies of the mouthe of God / or by extraordinarye exciting and mouings of the spirite of God. So that it appeareth that the ministerie of the gospell / and the functions thereof / ought to be from heauen / and of God / and not inuented by the braine of men: from heauen / I say / and heauenly / because althoughe it be executed by earthly men / & the ministers also are chosen by men like vnto themselues / yet because it is done by the word and institution of God / that hath not only ordained that the word should be preached / but hathe ordained also in what order / and by whome it should be preached / it may well be accounted to come from heauen / and from God.

Seeing therefore / that these functions of the Archbishop and Archdeacon are not in the word of God / it followeth that they are of the earth / & so can do no good / but much harm in the church. And if any man will say ye we do the church great injury / because we do tie her to a certain number of orders of ministers /