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…

Now to come again to M. Doctors reasons / he sayeth in the. 133. page / that if they urge governors because they are spoken of in the. 12. to the Corin. then they may as well urge the power to work miracles / the gift of healing. &c. for that they are likewise reckoned up in the same place. But doth not M. doctor know / that although some things be extraordinary / and for a time / yet other some things are ordinary / and to endure always? Will he say for that the gifts of miracles and of healing are extraordinary / therefore the teachers which are there reckoned together with the gift of working miracles and of healing are extraordinary? hath he forgotten that he (in deed untruly) made before the office of Apostles and Prophets / and Evangelists / a perpetual office / and yet they are there joined with these gifts which were but for a time / and therefore it is a very absurd argument to say / that for that some thing reckoned with governors / is for a time / and extraordinary / therefore the governors be so. As for Musculus authority / which is / that the times do change the orders / besides that I have answered before / and besides that he doth not speak it of the Elders / I have proved that it can have no place here / for so much as the Elders are necessary / and commanded in the scripture.

Nowe to come againe to M. Doctors reasons / he sayeth in the. 133. page / that if they vrge gouernoures because they are spoken of in the. 12. to the Corin. then they may as well vrge the power to worke miracles / the gift of healing. &c. for that they are likewyse reckened vp in the same place. But dothe not M. doctor know / that although some thyngs be extraordinarye / and for a time / yet other some thyngs are ordinary / and to endure alwayes? Will he say for that the gifts of miracles and of healing are extraordinarye / therefore the teachers whych are there reckened together wyth the gift of working miracles and of healing are extraordinary? hath he forgotten that he (in deede vntruely) made before the office of Apostles and Prophets / and Euangelists / a perpetual office / and yet they are there ioyned wyth these gifts whych were but for a time / and therfore it is a very absurde argument to saye / that for that some thyng reckened with gouernors / is for a time / and extraordinary / therfore the gouernors be so. As for Musculus authoritye / whych is / that the tymes do chaunge the orders / besides that I haue answeared before / and besides that he dothe not speake it of the Elders / I haue proued that it can haue no place heere / for so much as the Elders are necessarye / and commaunded in the scripture.