A18078:563
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.
But Jerome saith / that this distinction of a bishop / & a minister or elder / was from s. Mark his time / unto Dionysius time / whereby M. doctor would make us believe / that Mark was the author of this distinction. But that can not be gathered by Jeromes words. For besides that things being ordered then by the suffrages of the ministers and elders / it might (as it falleth out of ten times) be done without the approbation of s. Mark: the words (from Mark) may be rather taken exclusively / to shut out S. Mark / and the time wherein he lived / then inclusively / to shut him in the time wherein this distinction rose.
But Ierome sayth / that this distinction of a byshop / & a minister or elder / was from s. Marke his time / vnto Dyonisius time / wherby M. doctor would make vs beleeue / that Marke was the author of this distinction. But that can not be gathered by Ieromes words. For besides that things being ordred then by the suffrages of the ministers and elders / it might (as it falleth out of tētimes) be done without the approbation of s. Marke: the words (from Marke) may be rather taken exclusiuely / to shut oute S. Marke / and the time wherin he liued / then inclusiuely / to shut hym in the time wherin thys distinction rose.
How so ever it be / it is certain that S. Mark did not distinguish & make those things divers / which the holy ghost made all one. For then (which the Lord forbid) he should make the story of the gospel which he wrote / suspected.
How so euer it be / it is certaine that S. Marke did not distinguish & make those thyngs diuers / whych the holy ghoste made all one. For then (whych the Lord forbid) he shoulde make the story of the gospell whych he wrote / suspected.
Again / it is to be observed that Jerome sayeth it was so in Alexandria: signifying thereby / that in other churches it was not so. And in deed it may appear in divers places of the ancient fathers / that they confounded priest & bishop / & toke them for all one / as Eusebius out of Ireneus calleth Anicete / Pius / Telesphorus / Higinus / xystus / presbyterous cai prostantas, elders / and presidents. Cyprian confoundeth priest and bishop in the epistles before recited / so