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 where he saith that there is neither deacon nor reader mentioned / for the deacon I have answered that s. Paul speaketh there only of those functions which are occupied both in teaching and governing the churches / and therefore there was no place there to speak of a deacon / and as for the reader / it is no such office in the church / which the minister may not do. And if either he have not leisure / or his strength and voice will not serve him / first to read some long time / and afterward to preach: it is an easy matter to appoint some of the elders or deacons / or some other grave man in the church to that purpose / as it hath been practised in the churches in times past / and is in the churches reformed in our days without making any new order or office of the ministry. Where he saith / that by this reason we should have no churches / pulpits / schools / nor universities: it is first easily answered that S. Paul speaketh not in the. 4. to the Ephesians / of all things necessary for the church / but only of all necessary ecclesiastical functions / which do both teach & govern in the church / and then I have already showed that there were both churches and pulpits.

And where he sayth that there is neyther deacon nor reader mentioned / for the deacon I haue answeared that s. Paul speaketh there only of those functiōs whych are occupyed both in teachyng and gouernyng the churches / and therfore there was no place there to speake of a deacon / and as for the reader / it is no such office in the churche / whych the minister may not doe. And if eyther he haue not leysure / or his strength and voyce wil not serue hym / first to read some long time / and afterwarde to preache: it is an easye matter to appoynt some of the elders or deacons / or some other graue man in the church to that purpose / as it hathe bene practised in the churches in times past / and is in the churches reformed in oure dayes without making any new order or office of the ministery. Where he sayth / that by thys reason we should haue no churches / pulpits / schooles / nor vniuersities: it is first easely answeared that S. Paule speaketh not in the. 4. to the Ephesians / of all things necessary for the churche / but only of all necessary ecclesiasticall functions / whych do both teach & gouerne in the church / and then I haue already shewed that there were both churches and pulpits.