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 therefore master Calvin doth warily say / that one amongst the apostles indefinitely / not any one singular person (as Peter) had the moderation and rule of the other / and further shadoweth out what rule that was / by the example of the consul of Rome / whose authority was / to gather the senate together / & to tell of the matters which were to be handled / to gather the voices / to pronounce the sentence. And although the Antichrist of Rome had perverted all good order / and taken all liberty of the church into his / the Cardinals / Archbishops / and Bishops hands / yet there are some cold and light footings of it in our synods / which are holden with the parliament / where amongst all the ministers which are assembled out of all the whole realm / by the more part of voices / one to chosen which should go before the rest / propound the causes / gather the voices / and be as it were the mouth of the whole company / whom they term the prolocutor. Such great force hath the truth / that in the utter ruins of Popery / it could never be so pulled up by the roots that a man could never know the place thereof no more / or that it should not leave such marks and prints behind it / whereby it might afterwards recover it self / and come again to the knowledge of men.

And therefore maister Caluin doth warely say / that one amongst the apostles indefinitely / not any one singular person (as Peter) had the moderation and rule of the other / and further shadoweth out what rule that was / by the example of the consul of Rome / whose authoritie was / to gather the senate together / & to tell of the matters which were to be handled / to gather ye voyces / to pronounce the sentence. And although the Antichrist of Rome had peruerted all good order / and taken all libertie of the church into hys / the Cardinalles / Archbishops / and Byshoppes handes / yet there are some colde and lyght footinges of it in our synodes / which are holden with the parliament / where amongst all the mynisters which are assembled out of all the whole realme / by the more part of voyces / one to chosen which should goe before the rest / propounde the causes / gather the voyces / and bee as it were the mouth of the whole company / whome they terme the prolocutor. Suche great force hath the truthe / that in the vtter ruines of Popery / it could neuer be so pulled vp by the rootes that a man coulde neuer know the place thereof no more / or that it shoulde not leaue suche markes and printes behinde it / whereby it myght afterwardes recouer it selfe / and come agayne to the knowledge of men.