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…

M. Doctor reasoneth again / that Paul an Apostle / and in the highest degree of ministry / was superior to Timothy and Titus Evangelists / and so in a lower degree of ministry / therefore one minister is superior to an other / ⟨p. 112⟩one bishop to an other bishop / which are all one office / and one function. As if I should say my Lord Mayor of London is above the sheriffs / therefore one sherif is superior to an other. Again / an other argument he hath of the same strength. Titus being an Evangelist / was superior to all the pastors in Crete / which was a degree under the Evangelists / therefore one pastor must be superior unto an other pastor. And that he was superior / he proveth because he had authority to ordain pastors / so that the print of the archbishop is so deeply set in his head / that hereof he can imagine nothing / but that Titus should be archbishop of all Crete.

M. Doctor reasoneth agayne / that Paule an Apostle / and in the highest degree of ministerie / was superior to Timothe and Titus Euangelistes / and so in a lower degree of mynisterie / therefore one mynister is superior to an other / ⟨p. 112⟩one byshop to an other byshop / whych are all one office / and one function. As if I shuld say my Lord Mayor of London is aboue the sherifes / therfore one sherife is superior to an other. Again / an other argumēt he hath of the same strēgth. Titus being an Euangelist / was superior to al the pastors in Crete / which was a degree vnder the Euangelists / therfore one pastor must be superior vnto an other pastor. And that he was superior / he proueth because he had authority to ordaine pastors / so that the print of the archbyshop is so deepely set in his head / that hereof he can imagine nothing / but that Titus shuld be archbishop of all Crete.

I have showed before / how these words are to be taken of S. Paul: and for so much as M. Doctor burdeneth us with the authority of Calvin so often / I will send him to Calvins own interpretation upon this place / where he showeth ye Titus did not ordain by his own authority / for s. Paul would not grant Titus leave to do that / which he him self would not / and showeth that to say that Titus should make the election of pastors by him self / is to give unto him a princely authority / and to take away the election from the church / and the judgement of the insufficiency of the minister from the company of the pastors / which were (sayeth he) to profane the whole government of the church.