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 whereas in the former treatise of the name of the archbishop / he blew the trumpet before the victory / here in this of the office he bloweth it / before he cometh into the field / or striketh one stroke / saying / that they little consider what they write / that they are contemners of ancient writers / & that they never red them / and that they are unlearned / which deny these things which he affirmeth. Well / what we read / & how unlearned we are / is not the matter which we strive for. The judgement thereof is first with God / and then with the churches / and in their judgements we are content to rest. But if you be so greatly learned / and we so unlearned / and smally red / then the truth of our cause shall more appear / that is maintained with so small learning & reading / against men of such profound knowledge and great reading. And yet I know not why (if we be not to idle) we should not be able to read as much as you / which may have leisure to read a good long writer / or ever you can ride / only to see / and salute your houses and livings / being so many / and so far distant one from an other. And if we be so unlearned / and hold such dangerous opinions of Papistry and Anabaptistry / as you bear men in hand we do / why do you not by the example of the ministers in Germany / procure a public disputation / where you may both win your spurs / and such detestable opinions / with the ignorance of the authors / may be displayed unto the whole world? But let us hear what is said.

And wheras in the former treatise of the name of the archbyshop / he blew ye trompet before the victory / here in this of the office he bloweth it / before he commeth into the fielde / or striketh one stroke / saying / that they little consider what they wryte / that they are contemners of auncient wryters / & that they neuer red them / and that they are vnlearned / which deny these things which he affirmeth. Wel / what we read / & how vnlearned we are / is not the matter which we striue for. The iudgement thereof is first wyth God / and then with the churches / and in their iudgements we are content to rest. But if you be so greatly learned / and we so vnlearned / and smally red / then the truth of our cause shall more appeare / that is maintained wyth so small learning & reading / against men of suche profound knowledge and great reading. And yet I knowe not why (if we be not to idle) we shuld not be able to read as much as you / which may haue leisure to read a good long wryter / or euer you can ryde / only to see / and salute your houses and liuings / being so many / and so farre distāt one from an other. And if we be so vnlearned / and holde suche dangerous opinions of Papistrie and Anabaptistry / as you beare men in hand we do / why do you not by the example of the ministers in Germanie / procure a publike disputatiō / where you may both win your spurres / and such detestable opinions / wyth the ignorance of the authors / may be displayed vnto the whole world? But let vs heare what is sayd.