A18078:746
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.
Moreover I have showed before / what force the name of every thing hath to cause men to think so of every thing / as it is named / and therefore although you say in the. 175. page that in calling these holy days the days of such or such a Saint / there is nothing else meant but that the Scriptures which are that day red / concern that saint / and contain either his calling / preaching / persecution / martyrdom. &c. yet every one doth not understand so much. For besides that the corrupt custom of popery hath carried their minds to an other interpretation / the very name and appellation of the day teacheth otherwise. For seeing that the days dedicated to the Trinity / and those that are consecrate to our saviour Christ / are in that they be called Trinity day or the Nativity day of our saviour Christ / by and by taken to be instituted to the honour of our saviour Christ and of the Trinity: so likewise the people / when it is called S. Pauls day / or the blessed virgin Mary's day / can understand nothing thereby / but that they are instituted to the honour of S. Paul or of the virgin Mary / unless they be otherwise taught. And if you say let them so be taught / I have answered that the teaching in this land can not by any order which is yet taken come to the most part of those / which have drunk this poison: and where it is taught / it were good that the names were abolished / that they should not help to unteach that / which the preaching teacheth in this behalf.
Moreouer I haue shewed before / what force the name of euery thyng hath to cause men to thynke so of euery thyng / as it is named / and therfore although you say in the. 175. page that in calling these holy dayes the dayes of suche or such a Sainte / there is nothyng else meante but that the Scriptures whych are that day red / concerne that saynte / and contayne eyther hys callyng / preachyng / persecution / martyrdom. &c. yet euery one doth not vnderstand so much. For besides that the corrupt custome of popery hath caryed theyr mindes to an other interpretation / the very name and appellation of the day teacheth otherwise. For seing that the dayes dedicated to the Trinity / and those that are consecrate to our sauior Christ / are in that they be called Trinity day or the Natiuity day of our sauior Christ / by and by taken to be instituted to the honor of our sauyor Christe and of the Trinity: so lykewyse the people / when it is called S. Paules day / or the blessed virgin Maryes day / can vnderstand nothing therby / but that they are instituted to the honor of S. Paule or of the virgin Mary / vnles they be otherwyse taught. And if you say let them so be taught / I haue answeared that the teaching in thys lande can not by any order whych is yet taken come to the moste parte of those / whych haue drunke thys poyson: and where it is taught / it were good that the names were abolyshed / that they should not helpe to vnteach that / whych the preaching teacheth in thys behalfe.