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…

Now / to consider how the bishops which are now / differ from the bishops which were in times past / I must call to thy remembrance (gentle reader) that which I have spoken before / which was that then there was / as appeareth out of Cyprian and Jerome / and others / one bishop in every parish or congregation: now one is over a thousand / then every bishop had a several church where he preached and ministered the sacraments: now he hath none / then he ruled that one church (as I showed out of Jerome) in common with the Elders of the same: now he ruleth a thousand by him self / shutting out the ministers / to whom the rule and government belongeth / then he ordained not any minister of the church / except he were first chosen by the presbytery, and approved by the people of that place whereunto he was ordained: now he ordaineth where there is no place void / and of his private authority / without either choice or approbation of presbytery or people: then he excommunicated not / nor received the excommunicated / but by sentences of the eldership / and consent of the people / as shall appear afterward: now he doth both.

Now / to consider how the byshops whych are now / differ from the byshops whych were in times past / I must call to thy remembrance (gentle reader) that whych I haue spoken before / which was that then there was / as appeareth out of Cyprian and Ierome / and others / one byshop in euery parishe or congregation: nowe one is ouer a thousande / then euery byshop had a seuerall church where he preached and ministred the sacraments: nowe he hath none / then he ruled that one churche (as I shewed oute of Ierome) in common wyth the Elders of the same: nowe he ruleth a thousande by hym selfe / shutting oute the ministers / to whome the rule and gouernement belongeth / then he ordained not any minister of the churche / except he were first chosen by the presbiterie, and approued by the people of that place wherevnto he was ordained: nowe he ordaineth where there is no place voyde / and of hys priuate authority / wythout either choise or approbation of presbyterie or people: then he excommunicated not / nor receiued the excōmunicated / but by sentences of the eldership / and consent of the people / as shall appeare afterward: nowe he dothe bothe.