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 surely me think / you can not be so ignorant as you make your self / that you should not understand their argument / and therefore I think you do rather dissemble it / as you do in divers other places. For all men may easily perceive / that as S. Paul opposeth the supper of the Lord / to the common supper: his banquet / to the common banquet: so he opposeth there manifestly the church ¹and congregation / unto the private house: and declareth that as the common supper or banquet / ought to be kept at their houses / so the Lords supper and his ⟨p. 142⟩banquet / ought to be celebrated in the congregation.

And surely me thincke / you can not be so ignoraunt as you make your selfe / that you should not vnderstande their argument / and therefore I thinke you do rather dissemble it / as you doe in diuers other places. For all men may easely perceyue / that as S. Paule opposeth the supper of the Lord / to the common supper: hys banket / to the common banket: so he opposeth there manifestly the church ¹and congregation / vnto the pryuate house: and declareth that as the common supper or banket / ought to be kept at theyr houses / so the Lordes supper and hys ⟨p. 142⟩banket / ought to be celebrated in the congregation.

1. 11. Cor. 11. 20. 21. 22.

To the Admonition objecting in the ninety and two page that John baptised ¹openly amongst the congregation / he answereth and saith / that it may be as well concluded that we should baptise only in the river of Jordan / and none but those that be of age. By which saying he giveth to understand / that to baptise in the church / hath no greater necessity than the baptising in Jordan / nor it skilleth no more whether baptism be ministered in the public assembly / than it is necessary or skilleth / whether we be baptised in the river of Jordan / & that the baptism of young infants / hath no better grounds then private baptism hath. The later whereof (both being absurd) is too too injurious unto the baptism of young infants. For as of our saviour Christs preachings in public places / and refusing private places / we do gather that the preaching of the word ought to be public: even so of S. Johns preaching and baptising in open meetings / we conclude that both preaching and baptising / ought to be in public assemblies.