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…

Before he showed the name without the office / and now he goeth about to show the office without the name / so that he can never make both the name and office meet together. To shape out an archbishop here / you must needs interpret the words (bishop and priest) archbishop and high priest / for Cyprian maketh mention of no other name of ministry in those places. And if you may have this scope of interpreting / it will not be hard for you / to prove that stones be bread / and that chalk is cheese. Let us see what is a bishop or priest (I use the name of priest against my will / but because it is sacerdos, & you so translate it / that it may be better understanded what I answer to you / I am content to follow you so far) I say let us consider what is a bishop or priest by S. Cyprian / and thereby we shall know / what an archbishop he setteth forth unto us. Which thing may appear manifestly / by that which he sayeth in the same Epistle / that the bishop that is appointed into the place of him that is dead / is chosen peaceably by the voice of all the people.

Before he shewed the name wythout the office / and now he goeth about to shew the office wythout the name / so that he can neuer make bothe the name and office meete together. To shape out an archbyshop heere / you must needes interpreate the wordes (byshop and priest) archbyshop and hygh priest / for Cyprian maketh mention of no other name of ministerie in those places. And if you maye haue thys scope of interpreating / it wil not be harde for you / to proue that stones be bread / and that chaulke is cheese. Let vs see what is a byshop or priest (I vse the name of priest against my wil / but because it is sacerdos, & you so trāslate it / that it may be better vnderstanded what I answere to you / I am content to followe you so farre) I say let vs consider what is a byshop or priest by S. Cyprian / and thereby we shall knowe / what an archbyshop he setteth forthe vnto vs. Whych thing may appeare manifestly / by that which he sayeth in the same Epistle / that the byshop that is appoynted into the place of hym that is dead / is chosen peaceably by the voyce of all the people.

I think you will not say that all the people through out the whole province / or through out a whole diocese (as we count a diocese) met together / for that had been both a great disorder and confusion / a great charge to the church / and in the time of persecution as that was / to have offered the whole church in all the province / into the mouth of the wolf.