A18078:568
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.
What is that to the purpose / that Chrysostom saith / there must be degrees? who denieth that there are degrees of functions? we confess there is / and ought to be a degree of pastors / an other of doctors / the third of those which are called elders / the fourth of deacons. And where he saith / there should be one degree of bishop / another of a minister / an other of the lay man / what proveth that for the office of an archbishop / which is your purpose to show? how often times must you be called ad Rhombum? And that he meaneth nothing less / then to make any such difference between a bishop and a minister / as is with us / which you would fain make your reader believe / I will send you to Chrysostom / upon the third chapter. 1. ep. to Timothy / where he sayeth: The office of a bishop differeth little or nothing from an elders / and a little after / that a bishop differeth nothing from an elder or minister / but by the ordination only. Still M. doctor goeth forward in killing a dead man / that is / in confuting that / which all men condemn / and proving that which no man denieth / that there must be superiority amongst men / and that equality of all men a like / confoundeth all / and overthroweth all.
What is that to the purpose / that Chrysostom sayth / there must be degrees? who denyeth that there are degrees of functions? we confes there is / and ought to be a degree of pastors / an other of doctors / the third of those whych are called elders / the fourth of deacons. And where he sayth / there should be one degree of byshop / another of a minister / an other of the lay man / what proueth that for the office of an archbyshop / whych is your purpose to shew? how often times must you be called ad Rhombum? And that he meaneth nothingles / then to make any such difference betwene a byshop and a minister / as is wyth vs / which you wold faine make your reader beleue / I will send you to Chrysostome / vpon the third chapter. 1. ep. to Timothe / where he sayeth: The office of a byshop differeth little or nothing from an elders / and a little after / that a byshop differeth nothyng from an elder or minister / but by the ordination only. Still M. doctor goeth forward in killing a dead man / that is / in confuting that / whych all men condemne / and prouing that whych no man denyeth / that there must be superiority amongst men / and that equality of all men a like / confoundeth all / and ouerthroweth all.