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…

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.

And where he sayeth / that there was then which was called high priest / and was over all the rest: he did well know that the cause thereof was / because he was a figure of Christ / and did represent unto the people / the cheefetye and superiority of our saviour Christ which was to come / and that our saviour Christ being come / there is now no cause why there should be any such preeminence given unto one: and further / that it is unlawful that there should be any such / unless it be lawful to have one head▪ bishop over all the church. For it is known / that that priest was the head priest over all the whole Church / which was during his time unto our saviour Christ. And as for those titles / chief of the synagogue / chief of the sanctuary / chief of the house of God / I say that that maketh much against archbishops and archdeacons / for when as in stead of the synagogue / and of the sanctuary / and of the house of God or Temple / are come particular churches and congregations / by this reason it followeth / that there should be some chief / not in every province or diocese / but in every congregation: and in deed so ought there to be certain chief in every congregation /