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…

After followeth M. Calvin / a great patron forsooth / of the archbishop / or of this kind of bishop which is used amongst us here in England. And here to pass over your strange citations and quotations which you make / to put your answerer to pain / sending him sometimes to Musculus common places for one sentence / to Augustine's works / to Chrysostoms works / to Cyril / to Master Fox / and here sending him to the viij. chapter of the institutions / as though you had never red Calvins institutions / but took the sentence of some body else / without any examination / whereby it seemeth that you were loth that ever any man should answer your book / letting I say all this pass / what maketh this either to prove that there should be one archbishop over all the ministers in the province / or one bishop over all in the diocese / that amongst twelve / that were gathered together into one place / there was one which ruled the action / for which they met? And that it may appear what superiority it is / which is lawful amongst the ministers / and what it is that M. Calvin speaketh of / what also the fathers and councils do mean / when they give more to the bishop of any one church / then to the elder of the same church / and that no man be deceived by the name of governor or ruler over the rest / to fancy any such authority and domination or Lordship / as we see used in our church / it is to be understanded / that amongst the pastors / elders and deacons of every particular church / and in the meetings and companies of the ministers or elders of divers churches / there was one chosen by the voices and suffrages of them all / or the most part / which did propound the matters that were to be handled / whether ⟨p. 110⟩they were difficulties to be solved / or punishments and censures to be decreed upon those which had faulted / or whether there were elections to be made / or what other matter so ever occasion was given to entreat of / the which also gathered the voices and reasons of those which had interest to speak in such cases / which also did pronounce according to the number of the voices which were given / which was also the mouth of the rest / to admonish / or to comfort / or to rebuke sharply / such as were to receive admonishment consolation / or rebuke / and which in a word did moderate that whole action / which was

After followeth M. Caluin / a great patrone forsoth / of the archbyshop / or of thys kynde of byshop which is vsed amongst vs heere in Englande. And heere to passe ouer your straunge cytations and quotations which you make / to put your answerer to payne / sending hym sometymes to Musculus common places for one sentence / to Augustines workes / to Chrysostomes workes / to Cyrill / to Maister Foxe / and heere sending hym to the viij. chapter of the institutions / as though you had neuer red Caluins institutions / but tooke the sentence of some bodye else / withoute anye examination / whereby it seemeth that you were lothe that euer any man should answere your booke / letting I say all thys passe / what maketh thys eyther to proue that there shoulde bee one archbyshoppe ouer all the mynisters in the prouince / or one byshoppe ouer all in the diocese / that amongst twelue / that were gathered together into one place / there was one which ruled the action / for which they mette? And that it may appeare what superioritie it is / which is lawfull amongst the mynisters / and what it is that M. Caluin speaketh of / what also the fathers and councels doe meane / when they geue more to the byshoppe of any one church / then to the elder of the same church / and that no man be deceiued by the name of gouernoure or ruler ouer the rest / to fancie any such authoritie and domination or Lordship / as we see vsed in our church / it is to be vnderstanded / that amongst the pastors / elders and deacons of euery particulare church / and in the meetinges and companies of the mynisters or elders of dyuers churches / there was one chosen by the voyces and suffrages of them all / or the most part / which did propound the matters that were to be handled / whether