A18078:594
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…
A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.
printed by John Stroud?, 1573
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Touching Theodorete bishop of Cyrus / to let pas that which the bishops of Egypt cried in the council of Calcedon / that he was no bishop / it is to be observed / 1that which the Emperors Theodosius and Valentinian / write unto Dioscorus bishop of Alexandria / that he had commanded Theodoret bishop of Cyrus / that he should keep him self unto his own church only: whereby it appeareth / that he meddled in moe churches then was mete he should. Besides / that wanteth not suspicion ye he speaketh this of him self / especially when he saith / ye there was not in all those. 800. churches one tare / ye is / one hypocrite or evil man.
Touching Theodorete byshop of Cyrus / to let pas that which the bishops of Egipt cryed in the councell of Calcedon / that he was no bishop / it is to be obserued / 1that which the Emperoures Theodosius and Valentinian / wryte vnto Dioscorus bishop of Alexandria / that he had commaunded Theodoret byshop of Cyrus / that he should kepe hym selfe vnto hys owne church only: wherby it appeareth / that he medled in moe churches then was mete he should. Besides / that wanteth not suspition ye he speaketh this of him selfe / especially when he sayth / ye there was not in all those. 800. churches one tare / ye is / one hypocrite or euil mā.
- 1In the 1. act. In the same act.
Now / that it may appear what great likelihood there is between this Theodoret / and our Lord bishops and archbishops / it is to be considered which he writeth of him self in the Epistle unto Leo / that is / that he having been. 26. years bishop / was known of all that dwelt in those parts / that he had never house of his own / nor field / nor halfpenny / not so much as a place to be buried in / but had willingly contented him self with a poor estate / belike he had a very lean archbishopric. And if the fat morsels of our bishoprics & archbishoprics / were taken & employed to their uses of maintenance of the pore / & of