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…

Unto the place of Timothy / where he willeth him not to admit an accusation against an elder under two or three witnesses / I answer as I have done before to the place of Titus / that is / that as the ordination of the pastors is attributed unto Titus and Timothy / because they governed and moderated that action / and were the first in it / so also is the deposing or other censures of them / and that for as much as he writeth his epistles unto Timothy & Titus / he telleth them how they should behave them selves in their office / and doth not shut out other from this censure and judgement. And it is more agreeable to the inscription of the epistles / that he should say (admit not thou / or ordain not thou) writing unto one / then if he should say (ordain not ye / or admit not ye) as if he should write to many / for so should neither the ending agree with the beginning / nor the midst with them both. And if this be a good rule / that because Paul biddeth Timothy and Titus to judge of the faults of the pastors / and to ordain pastors / ⟨p. 113⟩therefore none else did but they: Then whereas S. Paul biddeth Timothy that ¹he should command & teach / that godliness is profitable to all things / & admonisheth him to be an example of the whole flock / by your reason he will have no other of the ministers of Ephesus / or of the Isle of Creta / to teach that doctrine / or to be examples to their flocks / & an hundred such things in the Epistles of Timothy and Titus / which although they be there particularly directed unto Timothy / and Titus / yet do they agree / & are common to them / with all other ministers / yea sometimes unto the whole flock.

Vnto the place of Timothe / where he willeth him not to admit an accusation against an elder vnder two or three witnesses / I answer as I haue done before to the place of Titus / that is / that as the ordination of the pastors is attributed vnto Titus and Timothe / because they gouerned and moderated that action / and were the first in it / so also is the deposing or other censures of them / and that for as much as he wryteth hys epistles vnto Timothe & Titus / he telleth them how they should behaue them selues in their office / and doth not shut out other from this censure and iudgement. And it is more agreable to the inscription of the epistles / that he should say (admit not thou / or ordain not thou) wryting vnto one / then if he should say (ordaine not ye / or admit not ye) as if he should wryte to many / for so should neyther the ending agree wyth the beginning / nor the midst wyth them both. And if this be a good rule / that because Paul biddeth Timothe and Titus to iudge of the faults of the pastors / and to ordain pastors /