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…

After this M. Doctor accuseth the authors of the Admonition / as though they simply condemned reading the scriptures in the church / and this accusation he followeth in many words and in diners places / wherein as in a number of other places of their book the authors of the Admonition have cause to renew that old complaint of Theodorus / which is / that whensoever any thing is said that is unpleasant / that is by and by expounded otherwise then it is meant of him that speaketh it: so that that which is given with the right hand / is received with the left. For the authors of the Admonition declaring their utter misliking that there should be in stead of a preaching minister a reading minister (if I may so call him) and in stead of preaching / reading / are untruly expounded of M. doctor / as though they condemned all reading in the church. And here he maketh him self work / & picketh a quarrel to blot a great deal of paper / & to prove that which no man denieth / for besides this treatise he speaketh afterward of it in half a score pages / even from the. 159. page until the. 1•0. page / and so ⟨p. 159⟩lighteth us a candle at noon days. It is a token of a nature disposed to no great quietness / which rather then he would not strive / striveth with him self. And although the cause be just and good which he defendeth / yet I will note in a word or two / how as though there were pitch or some worse thing in his hands / he defileth whatsoever he toucheth. First therefore he asketh / and so / that he doth most boldly and confidently affirm it / whether the word of God is not as effectual when it is red / as when it is preached / or whether reading be not preaching. In which two questions / although the one of them confuteth the other (for so much as if reading be preaching (as he sayeth) then the comparison of the profit and efficacy between one and the other / is absurd) yet I will answer to both. I say therefore that the word of God is not so effectual red as preached. For S. Paul saith / that faith cometh by hearing / & hearing of the word preached / ¹so that the ordinary and especial means to work faith by / is preaching and not reading.

After thys M. Doctor accuseth the authors of the Admonition / as though they simply condemned reading the scriptures in the church / and thys accusation he followeth in many wordes and in dyners places / wherein as in a number of other places of theyr booke the authors of the Admonition haue cause to renew that olde complaynt of Theodorus / which is / that whensoeuer any thing is sayde that is vnpleasant / that is by and by expounded otherwyse then it is ment of hym that speaketh it: so that that which is geuen with the ryght hand / is receiued with the left. For the authors of the Admonition declaring theyr vtter mislyking that there should be in stead of a preaching minister a reading mynister (if I may so call hym) and in stead of preaching / reading / are vntruely expounded of M. doctor / as though they condemned all reading in the church. And heere he maketh hym selfe worke / & picketh a quarell to blot a great deale of paper / & to proue that which no man denyeth / for besydes thys treatise he speaketh afterward of it in halfe a score pages / euen from the. 159. page vntill the. 10. page / and so