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…

M. Doctor proceedeth / & sayeth it can not be governed in a whole realm / as it may be in a city or town. This government by seniors is not only in one city / but also hath been of late throughout the whole realm of France / where there were any churches: and M. Doctor confesseth that it was in all the primitive churches / and therefore not only in one realm / but almost throughout the whole world / and therefore the large spreading of the church / can not hinder it. So that the difference lieth still in the peace and persecution of the Church / and not in the capacity and largeness of the place where the churches abide. So might one reason against the lawful estate of a Monarchy: For he might say that although the rule of one be needful and convenient in a household / yet it is not convenient in a town / and although it be convenient in a town / yet it is not in a city / and although in a city / yet not in a realm.

M. Doctor proceedeth / & sayeth it can not be gouerned in a whole realme / as it may be in a citie or town. This gouernment by senyors is not only in one citie / but also hath beene of late throughout the whole realme of Fraunce / where there were any churches: and M. Doctor confesseth that it was in all the primitiue churches / and therefore not onely in one realme / but almost throughout the whole world / and therefore the large spreading of the church / can not hynder it. So that the difference lyeth still in the peace and persecution of the Church / and not in the capacitie and largenesse of the place where the churches abyde. So might one reason agaynst the lawfull estate of a Monarchie: For he might say that although the rule of one be needefull and conuenient in a housholde / yet it is not conuenient in a towne / and although it be conuenient in a towne / yet it is not in a citie / and although in a citie / yet not in a realme.

To be short sayeth he / when he can say no more / it can not be governed when it is full of hypocrites / Papists / Atheists / and other wicked persons / as in the times of persecution / when there were few or none such. I have showed before / how great want of knowledge it bewrayeth / to say that Papists and Atheists be of the church / and I love not as Master Doctor doth to use often repetition / but if there be now moe hypocrites & other wicked and unruly parsons in the church / then there were in the time of persecution (which I will not deny)