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…

And that it may be understanded / that this moderate rule / void of all pomp and outward show / was not perpetual / nor always tied unto one man (which were the last points of the cautions I put before) turn unto the 15. of the Acts / where is showed / how with the rest of the church / the apostles / and amongst them Peter being assembled to decide a great controversy / James the ¹Apostle / and not Peter / moderated and governed the whole action / when as after other had said their judgements / and namely Paul and Barnabas / & Peter / he in the end / in the name of all / pronounced the sentence / and that whereof the rest agreed / and had disputed unto / and the residue rested in that judgement / the which also may likewise appear in the 21. of the Acts. This is he which ²is called the bishop in every church / this is he also whom Justin whereof mention is made afterwards / calleth proestos. And finally / this is that great archbishopric / and great bishopric that M. Doctor so often stumbleth on. This order and preeminence / the Apostles time / and those that were near them kept / and the nearer they came to the apostles times / the nearer they kept them to this order / and the farther of they were from those times / until the discovering of the son of perdition / the further of were they from this moderation / and nearer to that tyranny and ambitious power / which oppressed and overlaid the church of God.

And that it may bee vnderstanded / that thys moderate rule / voyde of all pompe and outward shew / was not perpetuall / nor alwayes tyed vnto one man (which were the last poyntes of the cautions I put before) turne vnto the 15. of the Actes / where is shewed / how with the rest of the church / the apostles / and amongst them Peter being assembled to decide a great controuersie / Iames the ¹Apostle / and not Peter / moderated and gouerned the whole action / when as after other had sayd their iudgementes / and namely Paule and Barnabas / & Peter / he in the ende / in the name of all / pronounced the sentence / and that whereof the rest agreed / and had disputed vnto / and the residue rested in that iudgement / the which also may likewyse appeare in the 21. of the Actes. This is hee which ²