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…

First therefore it is to be noted that he sayeth (I denounce or I charge.) He doth not say (I exhort or give counsel) leaving it to the liberty of Timothy.

First therefore it is to be noted that he sayeth (I denounce or I charge.) He doth not say (I exhorte or giue counsell) leauing it to the lyberty of Timothe.

Secondarily it is to be noted / that he calleth the whole Epistle a commandment / and therefore it is no permission / so that it may be lawful for the churches to leave it / or to keep it.

Secondarely it is to be noted / that he calleth the whole Epistle a commaū dement / and therefore it is no permission / so that it may be lawfull for the churches to leaue it / or to keepe it.

Thirdly / when he maketh mention of the living God / and of Christ / which witnessed a good profession under Pontius Pilate / he showeth that the things contained in this Epistle are such / as for the maintenance thereof we ought not to doubt to give our lives / and that they be not such as we ought to keep / so that we have them without strife and without sweat / or easily / but such as for the keeping of them if we have them / and for the obtaining of them if we have them not (I will not say our honours / or our commodities and wealth / but as I have said) our lives ought not to be dear unto us. For therefore doth he make mention of the confession of Christ unto the death / that he might show us an example / and forthwith speaketh of God / which raiseth from the dead / that by this means he might comfort Timothy if he should be brought into any trouble for the defence of any of these things.

Thirdly / when he maketh mention of the lyuing God / and of Christ / which witnessed a good profession vnder Pontius Pilate / he sheweth that the thinges contayned in thys Epistle are such / as for the mayntenaunce thereof wee ought not to doubt to geue our lyues / and that they be not such as we ought to kepe / so that we haue them without strife and without sweate / or easely / but such as for the keeping of them if we haue them / and for the obtayning of them if we haue them not (I will not say our honoures / or our commodities and wealth / but as I haue sayd) our lyues ought not to be deare vnto vs. For therefore doth hee make mention of the confession of Christ vnto the death / that he might shew vs an example / and forthwith speaketh of God / which rayseth from the dead / that by thys meanes he might comfort Timothe if he should be brought into any trouble for the defence of any of these things.