A18078:717
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 further in places where the gospel hath not been received / nor no church gathered / but one only household embracing the gospel / I say in such a case / and especially in the time of persecution / where should the ministers preach or minister the sacraments more conveniently / then in that house where those professors of the gospel be? Now to draw this into our churches / which may safely come into open places / and where the church and congregation standeth of divers households / is a token of great want of judgement / in shuffling those things together / which for the great diversity of their natures will not be mingled.
And further in places where the gospell hath not bene receiued / nor no church gathered / but one only housholde embracing the gospell / I say in suche a case / and especially in the tyme of persecution / where should the mynisters preach or mynister the sacramentes more conueniently / then in that house where those professors of the gospell bee? Now to draw thys into our churches / which may safely come into open places / and where the church and congregation standeth of dyuers housholdes / is a token of great want of iudgement / in shuffelyng those thyngs together / which for the great diuersitie of their natures will not be mingled.
And in the page. 152. he bringeth other reasons to prove that the sacraments may be ministered in a private house / whereof the first is / that our saviour Christ celebrated his supper in a private house / and in an inner parlour / the reason whereof is easily to be known / for the law of God ordained that every householder in his house should eat the passover with his own family / if it were so great / as that they might well eat up a whole Lamb.
And in the page. 152. he bringeth other reasons to proue that the sacraments may be mynistred in a priuate house / whereof the first is / that our sauiour Christ celebrated his supper in a priuate house / and in an inner parlour / the reason wherof is easely to be knowne / for the law of God ordayned that euery housholder in hys house should eate the passeouer with hys owne family / if it were so great / as that they might well eate vp a whole Lambe.