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…

But how cometh it to pass that S. Paul neither in the one place / neither in the other / nor else where / maketh mention of the archbishop / which is said to be the chiefest pillar and under setter of the church? Now I hear what is said to this: that under the pastor is contained bishop / he is not contained / but is the same that pastor. How then? forsooth say they an archbishop is bishop / well then / of bishops some are archbishops / & some are what? Here I see that they are hanged in the bush / but I will help them. Of bishops some are archbishops / some are by the common name bishops: For if they answer not thus / what have they to say? But what an absurd thing were that / to say that S. Paul comprehended an archbishop under a pastor or bishop / which neither was at that time / nor certain hundred years after? this were not to divide / but to prophesy. And how is it that they never marked that S. Paul speaketh of those functions which were in the church / and not of those which should be afterward? and of those that God had given / and not of those which he would give? for the words are / (and he hath given.)

But how commeth it to passe that S. Paule neyther in the one place / neyther in the other / nor else where / maketh mention of the archbishop / which is sayd to be the cheefest piller and vnder setter of the church? Now I heare what is sayde to this: that vnder the pastor is contayned byshop / he is not contayned / but is the same that pastor. How then? forsoth say they an archbyshop is byshop / well then / of byshops some are archbyshops / & some are what? Heere I see that they are hanged in ye bush / but I will helpe them. Of byshops some are archbyshops / some are by the common name byshops: For if they answere not thus / what haue they to say? But what an absurd thing were that / to say that S. Paule comprehended an archbyshop vnder a pastor or byshop / which neyther was at that time / nor certayne hundreth yeares after? thys were not to deuide / but to prophesie. And how is it that they neuer marked that S. Paule speaketh of those functions which were in the church / and not of those which should be afterwarde? and of those that God had geuen / and not of those which he would geue? for the words are / (and he hath geuen.)