A18078:653
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.
And if this authority which the council giveth to the Metropolitan / being nothing so excessive as the authority of our Metropolitans now / had not been over much / or had been justifiable / what needed men father this Canon (which was ordained in this council) of the Apostles / for the seeking falsely of the name of the Apostles / to give credit unto this Canon / doth carry with it a note of evil and of shame / which they would have covered as it were with the garment of the Apostles authority.
And if thys authoritie which the councell geueth to the Metropolitane / being nothing so excessiue as ye authorytie of our Metropolitanes now / had not bene ouer much / or had bene iustifiable / what needed men father thys Canon (which was ordayned in thys councell) of the Apostles / for the seeking falsly of the name of the Apostles / to geue creadite vnto thys Canon / doth cary with it a note of euill and of shame / which they woulde haue couered as it were with the garment of the Apostles authoritie.
And in the hundred twenty and three page / to that which Master Bucer sayeth / that in the Churches there hath been one which hath been chief over the rest of the ministers / if he mean one chief in every particular church / or ⟨p. 128⟩one chief over the ministers of divers churches meeting at one Synod / and chief for the time / and for such respects as I have before showed / then I am of that mind which he is: And if he mean any other chief / or after any other sort / I deny that any such cheefety was from the Apostles times / or that any such cheefetie pleaseth the holy ghost / whereof I have before showed the proofs.
And in the hundreth twentie and three page / to that which Maister Bucer sayeth / that in the Churches there hath bene one which hath beene cheefe ouer the rest of the mynisters / if he meane one cheefe in euery particulare churche / or ⟨p. 128⟩one cheefe ouer the mynisters of dyuers churches meeting at one Synode / and cheefe for the time / and for such respectes as I haue before shewed / then I am of that mynde which he is: And if he meane any other cheefe / or after any other sort / I deny that any such cheefety was from the Apostles tymes / or that any suche cheefetie pleaseth the holye ghoste / whereof I haue before shewed the proufes.