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…

Then followeth Hemingius / who you say approveth these degrees of archbishop / metropolitan / bishop / archdeacon / for so you must needs mean / when you say he approveth these degrees / or else you say nothing / for there upon is the question. Now how untruly you speak (let it be judged by that which followeth. * First he saith that our saviour Christ in S. Luke distinguisheth and putteth ¹a difference / between the office of a Prince and the office of the minister of the church / leaving dominion to the Princes / and taking it altogether from the ministers. Here you see / not only how he is against you in your exposition in the place of S. Luke / which would have it nothing else but a prohibition of ambition / but also how at a word / he cutteth the throat of your archbishop and bishop / as it is now used. And afterward speaking of the churches of Denmark / he saith they have Christ for their head & for the outward discipline / they have magistrates to punish with the sword / & for to exercise the Ecclesiastical discipline / they have bishops / pastors / doctors / which may keep men under with the word / without using any corporal punishment. Here is no mention of archbishops / Primates ⟨p. 117⟩metropolitans. And although he showeth that they keep the distinction between bishops and ministers / against which there hath been before spoken: yet he saith that the authority which they have / is as the authority of a father / not as the power of a master / which is far otherwise here. For the condition of many servants under their masters / is much more free then the condition of a minister under his bishop. And afterward he showeth wherein that authority or dignity of the bishop over the minister lieth / that is in exhorting of him / in chiding of him / as he doth the lay people / and yet he will have also the minister / although not with such authority / after a modest sort to do the same unto the bishop. And so he concludeth / that they retain these orders / notwithstanding the anabaptists. Now let the reader judge / whether Hemingius be truly or faithfully alleged or no / or whether Hemingius do say that they have in their church archbishops / primates / metropolitans / archdeacons / or whether the bishops in the churches of Denmark / are any thing like ours.

Then followeth Hemingius / who you say approueth these degrees of archbishop / metropolitane / byshop / archdeacon / for so you must needes meane / when you say he approueth these degrees / or els you say nothing / for there vpon is the question. Now how vntruely you speake (let it be iudged by that which followeth. * First he sayth that our sauiour Christ in S. Luke distinguisheth and putteth