A18078:611
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.
Last of all / he saith / that Anacletus (if there be any weight in his words) nameth an archb. I have before showed what weight there is in his words / and I refuse not that he be weighed with the bishops own weights / which he giveth us in the handling of the article of the supremacy / and in the. 223. and 224. pages / by the which weights appeareth / that this Anacletus is not only light / but a plain counterfeit.
Last of all / he sayth / that Anacletus (if there be any waight in his words) nameth an archb. I haue before shewed what waighte there is in his woordes / and I refuse not that he be weyghed wyth the byshops owne weightes / whych he geueth vs in the handling of the article of the supremacye / and in the. 223. and 224. pages / by the whych waightes appeareth / that thys Anacletus is not only lyght / but a plaine counterfait.
The second reason which sayeth that the church of God under the law / had all things needful appointed by the commandment of God / the bishop sayeth he knoweth not what could be concluded of it. I have showed before that there is nothing less meant / then that the church under the gospel / should have all those things that that church had / or should have nothing / which that had not: but this thereupon is concluded / that the Lord which was so careful for that / as not to omit the least / would not be so careless for this church under the gospel / as to omit the greatest.
The second reason whych sayeth that the churche of God vnder the lawe / had all thyngs needefull appoynted by the commaundement of God / the byshop sayeth he knoweth not what could be concluded of it. I haue shewed before that there is nothyng les ment / then that the church vnder the gospell / should haue all those thyngs that that church had / or shoulde haue nothing / whych that had not: but thys therevpon is concluded / that the Lord whych was so carefull for that / as not to omit the least / would not be so careles for this church vnder the gospel / as to omit the greatest.