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…

And here cometh to my mind / that wherewith the world is now deceived / and wherewith M. doctor goeth about both to deceive him self and others to / in that he thinketh that the church must be framed according to the common wealth / and the church government according to the civill government / which is as much to say / as if a man should fashion his house according to his hangings / when as in deed it is clean contrary / that as the hangings are made fit for the house / so the common wealth must be made to agree with the church / and the government thereof with her government. For as the house is before the hangings / & therefore the hangings which come after / must be framed to the house which was before: so the church being before there was any common wealth / and the common wealth coming after / must be fashioned and made suitable unto the church. Otherwise God is made to give place to men / heaven to earth / and religion is made (as it were) a rule of Lesbia / to be applied unto any estate of common wealth whatsoever.

And heere commeth to my minde / that wherwyth the world is now deceyued / and wherwyth M. doctor goeth about bothe to deceiue him selfe and others to / in that he thinketh that the church must be framed according to the common wealth / and the church gouernment accordyng to the ciuill gouernment / whych is as much to say / as if a man shuld fashion hys house according to hys hāgings / when as in deede it is cleane contrary / that as the hangings are made fit for the house / so the common wealth must be made to agree wyth the church / and the gouernment therof wyth her gouernmēt. For as the house is before the hangings / & therefore the hangings whych come after / must be framed to the house whych was before: so the church being before there was any common wealthe / and the common wealthe comming after / muste be fashioned and made sutable vnto the church. Otherwyse God is made to geue place to men / heauen to earth / and religion is made (as it were) a rule of Lesbia / to be applyed vnto any estate of common wealth whatsoeuer.

Seeing that good men / that is to say the church / are as it were the foundation of the world / it is meet that the common wealth which is builded upon that foundation / should be framed according to the church / & therefore those voices ought not to be heard / this order will not agree with our common wealth / that law of God is not for our state / this form of government will not match with the policy of this realm.