A18078:576
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.
In the acts / the church being gathered together for the election of an Apostle into the place of Judas the traitor / when as the interest of election belonged unto all / and to the apostles especially above the rest / out of the whole company Peter riseth up / telleth the cause of their coming together / with what 1cautions and qualities they ought to choose an other / conceiveth the prayer whereby the help of God in that election / and his direction is begged / and no doubt executed the residue of the things which pertained unto the whole action.
In the actes / the church being gathered together for the election of an Apostle into the place of Iudas the traytor / when as the interest of election belonged vnto all / and to the apostles especially aboue the rest / out of the whole company Peter riseth vp / telleth the cause of their comming together / with what 1cautions and qualities they ought to chuse an other / conceyueth the prayer wherby the helpe of God in that election / and his direction is begged / and no doubt executed the residue of the things which pertayned vnto the whole action.
In the second of the acts / all the Apostles are accused of drunkenness / Peter answereth for them all / wipeth away the infamy they were charged with. But you will say / where are the voices of the rest / which did choose Peter unto this. First / you must know that the scripture setteth not down every circumstance / & then surely you do Peter great injury / that ask whether he were chosen unto it. For is it to be thought / that Peter would thrust in him self to this office or dignity without the consent and allowance of his fellows / and prevent his fellows of this preeminence? undoubtedly / if it had not been done arrogantly / yet it must needs have a great show of arrogancy / if he had done this without the consent of his fellows. And here you shall hear what the Scholiast saith / which gathereth the judgement of Greek divines hora (speaking of Peter) panta meta koines auton gnomes poiounta. Behold / how he doth