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…

And for as much as I have purposed to answer in one place / that which is scattered in divers / I will here answer half a sheet of paper / which is annexed of late unto this book put forth in the name / and under the credit of the B. of Salisbury. Wherein I will say nothing of those biting & sharp words / which are given partly in the beginning / when he calleth the propounders of the proposition which concerneth archbishops and archdeacons novices / partly in the end when he calleth them children / and the doctrine of the gospel wantonness. &c. If he had lived / for his learning and gravity / and otherwise good deserts of the church / in defending the cause thereof against the papists / we could have easily borne it at his hands: now he is dead and laid up in peace / it were against all humanity to dig or to break up his grave / only I will leave it to the consideration of the reader upon those things which are alleged / to judge / whether it be any wantonness or novelty which is confirmed by so grave testimonies of the ancient word of God. Unto the place of the. 4. of the Ephesians before alleged / he answereth clean contrary to that which M. Doctor saith / that we have now neither Apostles / nor Evangelists / nor Prophets / whereupon he would conclude that that place is no perfect pattern of the ministry in the church. In deed it is true / we have not / neither is it needful that we should. It was therefore sufficient that there were once / and for a time / so that the want of those now / is no cause why the ministries there recited / be not sufficient for the accomplishment and full finishing of the church / nor cause why any other ministries should be added / besides those which are there recited.

And for as much as I haue purposed to answer in one place / that which is scattered in diuers / I will heere answere halfe a shete of paper / whych is annexed of late vnto thys boke put forthe in the name / and vnder the credite of the B. of Salisbury. Wherin I wil say nothyng of those byting & sharpe words / which are giuen partly in the beginning / when he calleth the propounders of the proposition whych concerneth archbyshops and archdeacons nouices / partly in the end when he calleth them children / and the doctrine of the gospell wantonnes. &c. If he had liued / for hys learning and grauitye / and otherwyse good desertes of the church / in defending the cause therof agaynst the papistes / we coulde haue easely borne it at hys handes: nowe he is deade and layde vp in peace / it were agaynste all humanitye to dygge or to breake vp hys graue / only I wil leaue it to the consideration of the reader vpon those things whych are alledged / to iudge / whether it be any wantonnes or noueltye whych is confirmed by so graue testimonyes of the auncient worde of God. Vnto the place of the. 4. of the Ephesians before alledged / he answeareth cleane contrary to that whych M. Doctor sayth / that we haue nowe neyther Apostles / nor Euangelists / nor Prophets / wherevppon he wold conclude that that place is no perfect paterne of the ministery in the church. In deede it is true / we haue not / neyther is it nedefull that wee should. It was therfore sufficient that there were once / and for a time / so that the wante of those nowe / is no cause whye the minysteries there recited / be not sufficient for the accomplyshment and full fynishing of the church / nor cause whye anye other minysteries should be added / besydes those whych are there recyted.