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 therefore it is very unlike that S. Peter would frame the ministry of the gospel (which is no ceremony / but of the substance of the gospel) by the example of the heathenish / and idolatrous functions.

And therefore it is very vnlike that S. Peter would frame the ministerie of the gospell (which is no ceremonie / but of the substance of the gospell) by the example of the heathenish / and idolatrous functions.

If one had said / that the Lord had shapen his common wealth / by the pattern of other common wealths / although it had been most untrue (all other flourishing common wealths of Athens / Lacedaemon / & Rome / borrowing their good laws of the Lords common wealth) yet had it been more tolerable: but to say he framed the ministry of the gospel / by the priesthood of idolatry / is to fetch chastity out of Sodom / and to seek for heaven in hell.

If one had sayde / that the Lord had shapen hys common wealth / by the paterne of other common wealthes / although it had bene most vntrue (all other flourishing common wealthes of Athens / Lacedemon / & Rome / borowing their good lawes of the Lordes common wealth) yet had it bene more tollerable: but to say he framed the ministery of the gospell / by the priesthode of idolatrie / is to fetch chastitie out of Sodome / and to seeke for heauen in hell.

And if so be that the Lord had delighted in this hierarchy / he would rather have taken of his own / then borrowed of others / of his own church / then of the synagogue of Satan. For under the law besides the Levites / there were priests / and above them a high priest.

And if so be that the Lord had delighted in thys hierarchie / he would rather haue taken of hys owne / then borowed of others / of hys owne church / then of the sinagogue of Sathan. For vnder ye law besides the Leuites / there were priestes / and aboue them a high priest.