A18078:458
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.
Moreover if so be under the pastor / the apostle comprehended an archbishop / then the archbishop is necessary / and such as the church can not be without / and commanded of God / and therefore not taken up by the policy of the church for the time and country / and other circumstances / and such also as can not be put down at the will of the church / which is contrary to the judgement of those / which are the archbishops patrons. The last refuge is / that the Apostle made mention of those functions / which have to do with the ministering of the word & sacraments / & not of those which have to do with order & discipline.
Moreouer if so be vnder the pastor / the apostle comprehended an archbyshop / then the archbyshop is necessary / and such as the church can not be without / and commaunded of God / and therefore not taken vp by the pollicie of the church for the time and countrey / and other circumstances / and such also as can not be put downe at the will of the church / which is contrary to the iudgement of those / which are the archbyshops patrones. The last refuge is / that the Apostle made mention of those functions / which haue to do with the ministring of the word & sacraments / & not of those which haue to do with order & discipline.
Speak in good earnest / had the Apostles nothing to do with discipline & order? with what face can you take away the reins of government out of the Apostles hands / and put them in the Archbishops and Archdeacons hands? what a perverseness is this / that the ministries invented by men / should be preferred to all the ministries appointed and commanded of God.
Speake in good earnest / had the Apostles nothing to doe with discipline & order? with what face can you take away the raines of gouernment out of the Apostles hands / and put them in the Archbyshops and Archdeacons hands? what a peruersenesse is thys / that the ministeries inuented by men / should be preferred to all the ministeries appoynted and commaunded of God.