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…

And if so be that Ireneus conjecture be good / that Clement was the author or interpreter of the Epistle to the Hebrews / then what horrible injury is done to the holy ghost / while the same is supposed the writer of this book to the Hebrews / which is the author of such beggary / as this Clement brought into the world? And I pray you / do you hold that it is the true christian religion / which that book containeth? Could none of these considerations drive you from the testimony of this Clement? it goeth very hard with the archbishop / when these Clements and Anacletusses / must be brought to underprop him.

And if so be that Ireneus coniecture be good / that Clement was the author or interpreter of the Epistle to the Hebrues / then what horrible iniurie is done to the holy ghost / whyle the same is supposed the wryter of thys booke to the Hebrewes / which is the author of suche beggery / as thys Clement brought into the worlde? And I pray you / doe you holde that it is the true christyan relygion / whyche that booke contayneth? Coulde none of these consyderations driue you from the testimonie of thys Clement? it goeth very harde wyth the archbyshop / when these Clementes and Anacletusses / must be brought to vnderproppe hym.

But what if there be no such book as this is / which you name (when you say in his book entitled / compendiariū religionis christianae) it is like you know not him / nor what he saith / when you can not tell so much as his name. Only because Polidore writeth that Clement saith this / in a certain short & summary book of christian religion / you have set down that he writeth thus in a book entitled compendiarium christianae religionis / where there is no such title / neither in the councils where his Epistles are / neither yet in all other his works.

But what if there be no such booke as thys is / which you name (when you say in hys booke intituled / compendiariū religionis christianae) it is like you know not him / nor what he sayth / when you can not tell so much as his name. Only because Polidore wryteth that Clement sayth this / in a certayne short & summary booke of christian relygion / you haue set downe that he wryteth thus in a booke intituled compendiarium christianae religionis / where there is no such title / neyther in the councels where hys Epistles are / neyther yet in all other hys works.