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 the bishop saith / it is known and confessed / that there wanted many things to the perfection of the church of the Jews: truly I do not know / nor can not confess / that that church wanted any thing to the perfection of that estate / which the Lord would have them be in / until the coming of our saviour Christ: and if there were any thing wanting / it was not for want of good laws and policies / (whereof the question is / ) but for want of due execution of them / which we speak not of.

And where the byshop sayth / it is knowne and confessed / that there wanted many things to ye perfection of the church of the Iewes: truely I do not know / nor can not confes / that that church wanted any thing to the perfection of that estate / whych the Lord would haue them be in / vntill the comming of our sauior Christ: and if there were any thing wanting / it was not for want of good lawes and pollicies / (wherof the question is / ) but for want of due execution of them / whych we speake not of.

For the two last reasons against the archbishop and archdeacon / although I be well acquainted with divers / that favour this cause / yet I did never hear them before in my life: and I believe they cannot be proved to be his reasons / whose they are supposed to be / and which did set down that proposition / that the bishop confuteth. Notwithstanding / the former of these two seemeth to have a good probability / and to be grounded of that place of Logic / that showeth / that according as the subject or substance of any thing is excellent / so are those things that are annexed and adjoined unto it. But because I would the simplest should understand what is said or written / I will willingly abstain from such reasons / the terms whereof are not easily perceived / but of those which be learned.

For the two last reasons against the archbyshop and archdeacon / although I be well acquainted wyth diuers / that fauor this cause / yet I did neuer heare them before in my life: and I beleeue they cannot be proued to be hys reasons / whose they are supposed to be / and whych did set downe that proposition / that the byshop confuteth. Notwithstanding / the former of these two seemeth to haue a good probability / and to be grounded of that place of Logicke / that sheweth / that according as the subiect or substance of any thing is excellent / so are those things that are annexed and adioyned vnto it. But because I wold the simplest should vnderstand what is sayd or written / I will willingly abstaine from such reasons / the termes wherof are not easely perceiued / but of those whych be learned.