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 if M. Doctor delight thus to oppose mens authority to the authority of the holy ghost / and to the reasons which are grounded out of the scripture / M. Calvin doth openly mislike of the making of that name proper and peculiar to certain / which the holy ghost maketh common to moe. And whereas of M. Calvins words / which saith that there be degrees of honour in the ministry / M. Doctor would gather an archbishop / if he had understanded that an Apostle is above an Evangelist / an Evangelist above a pastor / a pastor above a doctor / and he above an elder that ruleth only / he needed never to have gone to the popish Hierarchy / to seek his diversities of degrees / which he might have found in S. Paul. And whereas upon M. Calvins words / which sayeth that Paul was one of the chief amongst the Apostles / he would seem to conclude an archbishop amongst the bishops / he should have remembered / that S. Pauls cheeftie amongst the Apostles / consisted not in having any authority or dominion over the rest / but in labouring and suffering more then the rest / and in gifts more excellent then the rest.

And if M. Doctor delyght thus to oppose mens authoritie to the authoritie of the holy ghost / and to the reasons which are grounded out of the scripture / M. Caluin doth openly misselyke of the making of that name proper and peculiar to certayne / which the holy ghost maketh common to moe. And whereas of M. Caluines wordes / which sayth that there be degrees of honor in the mynistery / M. Doctor would gather an archbyshop / if he had vnderstanded that an Apostle is aboue an Euangelist / an Euangelist aboue a pastor / a pastor aboue a doctor / and he aboue an elder that ruleth only / he needed neuer to haue gone to the popish Hierarchie / to seeke hys dyuersities of degrees / which he myght haue founde in S. Paule. And whereas vpon M. Caluines words / which sayeth that Paule was one of the cheefe amongst the Apostles / he would seeme to conclude an archbyshop amongst the byshops / he should haue remembred / that S. Paules cheeftie amongst the Apostles / consisted not in hauing any authoritie or domynion ouer the rest / but in labouring and suffering more then the rest / and in giftes more excellent then the rest.

Now where as he sayeth / that we desire to pull the rule from others / that the rule might be in our hands / and we might do what we list / and that we seek to withdraw our selves from controlment of Prince / and Bishop / and all. First / he may learn if he will / that we desire no other authority then that / which is to the edifying of the church / and which is grounded of the word of God: which if any minister shall abuse to his gain or ambition / then he ought to abide not only the controlment of the other ministers / yea of the brethren / but also further the punishment of the Magistrates according to the quantity of the fault.