A18078:596
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.
Now good reader thou hearest what M. Doctor hath been able to take together out of the old fathers / which he saith are so plain in this matter / and yet can show nothing to the purpose. Hear also what he saith out of the writers of our age / all which he saith (except one or two) are of his judgement / and allow well of this distinction of degrees.
Now good reader thou hearest what M. Doctor hath bene able to take together out of the olde fathers / which he sayth are so playne in thys matter / and yet can shew nothing to the purpose. Heare also what he sayth out of the wryters of our age / all which he sayth (except one or two) are of hys iudgement / and allow well of thys distinction of degrees.
Master Calvin first is cited / to prove those offices of archbishop / primate / patriarch / the names whereof he can not abide / and as for him he approveth only / that there should be some ▪ which when difficult causes arise / which can not be ended in the particular churches might refer the matters to synods and provincial councils and which might do the offices which I have spoken of before of gathering voices. &c.
Maister Caluin first is cited / to proue those offices of archbyshop / primate / patriarche / the names whereof he can not abyde / and as for hym he approueth only / that there should be some ▪ which when difficult causes arise / which can not bee ended in the particulare churches might referre the matters to sinodes and prouinciall councels and which myght do the offices which I haue spoken of before of gathering voyces. &c.
But that he liketh not of those dominations and large jurisdictions or at all of the bishops or archbishops / which we have now / it may appear plainly enough / both in that place / when as he will have his words drawn to no other then the old bishops / shutting out thereby the bishops that now are / as also in other places / and namely upon the Philippians / where (reasoning against