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…

Another of M. Doctors reasons / for to prove the archbishop / is / that Cyril maketh mention of an high priest / whereunto I answer / that he that bringeth in a priest into the church / goeth about to bury our saviour Christ / for although it might be proved that the word priest were the same with the Greeks presbyteros, yet (as shall appear in his place) is the use of this word (priest) for a minister of the gospel very dangerous. And as for him that bringeth in an high priest into the church / he goeth about to put our saviour Christ out of his office / who is proved in the Epistle to the Hebrews to be the only high priest / and ¹that there can be no more as long as the world endureth. And yet if all this were granted / you are not yet come to that which you desire to prove / that is / an archbishop. For if you look in Theodorete / you shall find this word ²archierosyne, which signifieth the high priesthood / to be nothing else but a bishopric / and in the. 7. chapter of that book / and so forth divers times / you shall have archiereus, taken for a bishop / as speaking of the council of Nice / he saith that there was. 318. archiereis, high priests. Now I think you will not say there were. 318. archbishops. If you do / you are confuted by all ecclesiastical writers that ever I red / which speaking of them / call them bishops.

Another of M. Doctors reasons / for to proue the archbyshop / is / that Cyrill maketh mention of an high priest / wherunto I answere / that he that bringeth in a priest into the church / goeth about to bury our sauiour Christ / for although it myght be proued that the worde priest were the same with the Greekes presbyteros, yet (as shall appeare in hys place) is the vse of thys word (priest) for a mynister of the gospell very daungerous. And as for hym that bringeth in an high priest into the church / hee goeth about to put our sauiour Christ out of hys office / who is proued in the Epistle to the Hebrues to be the only high priest / and ¹that there can be no more as long as the worlde endureth. And yet if all thys were graunted / you are not yet come to that which you desire to proue / that is / an archbyshoppe. For if you looke in Theodorete / you shall fynde thys woorde ²