A18078:46
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.
It is further said / that the setters forward of this cause / are contentious / and in moving questions / give occasion to the papists of slandering the religion / and to the weak of offence. But if it be found to be both true which is propounded / and a thing necessary about which we contend / then hath this accusation no ground to stand on. For peace is commended to us / with these conditions / * if 1it be possible / if it lye in us. Now it is not possible / it lieth not in us / to conceal the truth / * we can do nothing against it / but for it. It is a profane saying / of 2a profane man / that an unjust peace / is better then a just war. It is a divine saying / of an Heathen man / Agathe•d eris heed brotoisi: It is good to contend for good things. The papists have no matter of rejoicing / seeing they have greater / and sharper controversies at home / and seeing this tendeth / both to to the further opening of their shame / & thrusting out of their remnants / which yet remain among us. The weak may not be offended / considering (ye even in the church of God / and among those of the church) there hath been as great varieties of judgements / as these are. For what weightier controversies can there be / then whether we shall rise again or no / whether circumcision were necessary to be observed of those which believed? And yet the first / was amongst the church ⟨p. 7⟩of the * Corinthians / the other was first in * Jerusalem and Antioch / and after in 3the churches of * Galatia / and yet they the churches / and that the true religion / which was there professed. And it is to be remembered / that these controversies for the most part / are not between many. For sundry of those things / which are comprehended in the answer to the Admonition / have (as I am persuaded) few favourers / of those especially / which are of any stayed / or sounder judgement in the scriptures / and have seen / or red of the government / and order of other churches: so that in deed (the father of that answer excepted) we have this controversy oftentimes / rather with the papists / then with those which profess the gospel / as we do.