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…

It is true / that we ought to be obedient unto the civil magistrate / which governeth the church of God in that office which is committed unto him / and according to that calling. But it must be remembered / that civil magistrates must govern it according to the rules of God prescribed in his word / & that as they are nurses / so they be servants unto the church / and as they rule in the church / so they must remember to subject them selves unto the church / to submit their sceptres / to throw down their crowns / before the church / yea as the Prophet speaketh / to lick the dust of the ¹feet of the church. Wherein I mean not / that the church doth either wring ⟨p. 181⟩the sceptres out of Princes hands / or taketh their crowns from their heads / or that it requireth Princes to lick the dust of her feet (as the Pope under this pretence hath done) but I mean as the Prophet meaneth / that whatsoever magnificence / or excellency / or pomp / is either in them or in their estates and common wealths / which doth not agree with the simplicity / and in the judgement of the world) poor and contemptible estate of the church / that that they will be content to lay down.

It is true / that we ought to be obedyent vnto the cyuill magistrate / which gouerneth the church of God in that office which is committed vnto hym / and according to that calling. But it must be remembred / that cyuil magistrates must gouerne it according to the rules of God prescribed in hys word / & that as they are nourises / so they be seruauntes vnto the church / and as they rule in the churche / so they must remember to subiect them selues vnto the churche / to submit their scepters / to throw downe their crownes / before the church / yea as the Prophet speaketh / to licke the dust of the ¹feete of the churche. Wherein I meane not / that the churche doth eyther wring ⟨p. 181⟩the scepters out of Princes hands / or taketh their crownes from their heads / or that it requireth Princes to licke the dust of her feete (as the Pope vnder thys pretence hath done) but I meane as ye Prophet meaneth / that whatsoeuer magnificence / or excellencye / or pompe / is eyther in them or in their estates and common wealthes / whych doth not agree wyth the simplicity / and in the iudgement of the world) poore and contemptible estate of the church / that that they will be content to lay downe.