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…

To prove crossing in baptism / M. Bucers authority is brought. I have said before / what injury it is to leave the public works of Bucer / and to fly unto the Apochryphas, wherein also they might drive us to use the like / and to set down likewise his words which we find in his private letters. But it is first of all to be observed of the reader / how & with what name those notes are called / which are cited of M. Doctor for the defence of these corruptions. They are called by M. Doctors own confession (censures) which word signifieth and implieth / as much as corrections and controlments of the book of service / and therefore we may take this for a general rule throughout the whole book of service / that in whatsoever things in controversy M. Doctor doth not bring Bucers authority to confirm them / that those things Bucer misliked of: as for example in private baptism / and communions ministered in houses / for interrogatories ministered unto infants / & such like / for so much as they are not confirmed here by M. Bucers judgement / it may be thought / that he misliked of them / and no doubt if either M. Bucers notes had not either condemned or misliked of divers things in the service book: we should have had the notes printed and set forth to the full / this I thought in a word to admonish the reader of.

To proue crossing in baptisme / M. Bucers authority is brought. I haue sayd before / what iniury it is to leaue the publyke workes of Bucer / and to flye vnto the Apochryphas, wherin also they might driue vs to vse the like / and to set downe lykewise hys wordes whych we finde in hys priuate letters. But it is first of all to be obserued of the reader / howe & wyth what name those notes are called / whych are cited of M. Doctor for the defence of these corruptions. They are called by M. Doctors owne confession (censures) which word signifyeth and implyeth / as muche as corrections and controlments of the booke of seruice / and therefore we may take thys for a generall rule throughout the whole boke of seruice / that in whatsoeuer thyngs in controuersy M. Doctor doth not bring Bucers authority to confirme them / that those thyngs Bucer mislyked of: as for example in priuate baptisme / and communions ministred in houses / for interrogatories ministred vnto infants / & such lyke / for so much as they are not confirmed here by M. Bucers iudgemēt / it may be thought / that he mislyked of them / and no doubt if eyther M. Bucers notes had not eyther condemned or mislyked of diuers thyngs in the seruice boke: we should haue had the notes printed and set forthe to the full / thys I thought in a word to admonishe the reader of.