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 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 / ⟨p. 120⟩which should govern and rule the rest. And as for the chief of the families of the Levites / and chief of the families of the priests / the same was observed in all other tribes of Israel as a civil thing. And by all these princes over every tribe and family / as by the Prince of the whole land / God did / as it were by divers lively pictures unprint in their understanding / the cheefety and domination of our saviour Christ. Moreover these orders and policies touching the distribution of the offices of the Levites and priests / and touching the appointment of their governors / were done of David by the advise of the prophets / Gad & Nathan / which received of the Lord by commandment / that which they delivered ¹to David. And if so be that it can be showed / that archbishops and archdeacons / came into the church by any commandment of the Lord / then this allegation hath some force / but now being not only not commanded / but also (as I have showed) forbidden / every man doth see that this reason hath no place / but serveth to the utter overthrow of the archbishop and archdeacon.

And where he sayeth / that there was then whych was called highe priest / and was ouer all the rest: he did well know that the cause therof was / because he was a figure of Christe / and dyd represent vnto the people / the cheefetye and superioritye of oure sauioure Christe whych was to come / and that oure sauioure Christe being come / there is nowe no cause why there should be any such preheminence geuen vnto one: and further / that it is vnlawfull that there shoulde be any suche / vnles it be lawfull to haue one head byshop ouer all the church. For it is knowne / that that prieste was the heade priest ouer all the whole Churche / whych was during hys time vnto our sauioure Christe. And as for those titles / cheefe of the sinagogue / cheefe of the sanctuary / cheefe of the house of God / I say that that maketh muche agaynst archbyshoppes and archdeacons / for when as in steade of the sinagogue / and of the sanctuarie / and of the house of God or Temple / are come particulare churches and congregations / by this reason it foloweth / that there shoulde be some cheefe / not in euery prouince or diocese / but in euery congregation: and in dede so ought there to be certen cheefe in euery cōgregation /