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…

Now M. Doctor cometh to his old hole / where he would fain hide him self / and with him all the ambition / tyranny / and excess of authority / which is joined with these functions of archbishop / and bishop / as they are now used: and this his hole is / that all the ministers are equal with bishops / and archbishops / as touching the ministry of the word and sacraments / but not as touching policy and government. The papists use the very self same distinction / for the maintenance of the Popes tyranny and ambition / and other their hierarchy.

Now M. Doctor commeth to hys olde hole / where he woulde fayne hyde hym selfe / and with hym all the ambition / tyranny / and excesse of authoritie / which is ioyned wyth these functions of archbyshoppe / and byshoppe / as they are now vsed: and thys hys hole is / that all the mynisters are equall with byshops / and archbyshops / as touching the mynisterie of the worde and sacramentes / but not as touching pollicie and gouernment. The papistes vse the very selfe same distinction / for the mayntenance of the Popes tyranny and ambytion / and other their hierarchie.

Master Doctor hath put out the mark / and concealed the name of the papists / and so with a little change of words / as it were with certain new colours / he would deceive us. For the papists say / that every sir John or hedge priest / hath as great authority to sacrifice and offer for the quick and the dead / and to minister the sacraments as the Pope of Rome hath / but for government / and for order / the bishop is above a priest / the archbishop above a bishop / and the Pope above them all. But I have declared before out of the scriptures / how vain a distinction it is / and it appeareth out of Cyprian / that as all the bishops were equal one to an other / so he saith / that to every one was given a portion of the Lords flock / not only to feed with the word and sacraments / but to rule and govern / not as they which shall make any account unto an archbishop / or be judged of him / but as they which can not be judged of any / but of God. And Jerome upon Titus sayeth / that the elder or minister did govern and rule in common with the bishops / the church whereof he was elder or minister.