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…

As for M. Calvins judgement / what it is of women's preaching / it may ¹appear by that he will not by any means / no not in the time of necessity (as they term it) suffer either woman or any lay man to baptise or minister any sacrament / and therefore not to preach. And as for the examples of Mary the sister of Moses / of Olda / of Anna / and the daughters of Philip the evangelist / which are all called prophetesses (for I think M. doctor meaneth these examples) as for them I say / it will be hard for to show that they ever prophesied / or taught openly in any public meeting or congregation. But the surer answer is / that although ⟨p. 141⟩the Lord do sometimes not being under any law change the order which he hath set / in raising up certain women / partly to the shame of men / and to humble them / partly to let them understand that he can / if he would / want their ministry: yet it is not lawful for us to draw that into example / and to follow it: or that for as much as he breaketh the law which is not subject unto it / and which he made not for him self / that therefore we may break the law whereunto we be subject / and to whom it is given. But we must go in the broad high way of the commandment / and of the ordinary usage of God in governing his church / and not in the bypath of certain singular examples which have been in divers ages. And as often as God hath used this extraordinary means of the ministry of women / so often also hath he confirmed their calling either by miracle or some wonderful issue / or with some other singular note and mark / whereby he hath made their calling otherwise strange and monstrous / most certain and undoubted to all men.

As for M. Caluins iudgement / what it is of womens preaching / it maye ¹appeare by that he will not by any meanes / no not in the time of necessitye (as they terme it) suffer either woman or any lay mā to baptise or minister any sacrament / and therfore not to preache. And as for the examples of Mary the sister of Moyses / of Olda / of Anna / and the daughters of Philip the euangelist / whych are all called prophetisses (for I thinke M. doctor meaneth these exāples) as for them I say / it wil be hard for to shew that they euer prophesied / or taught openly in any publike meeting or congregation. But the surer answer is / that although