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…

Paul did excommunicate himself alone (being an apostle / or for one time) yet it neither followeth that the bishop or minister may do that which the apostle did / or that he may do continually ye which was done but once and extraordinarily. As for the place of Titus the third / it maketh nothing to excommunication / onles you would conclude that for that S. Paul biddeth Titus to trouble himself no more with confuting an obstinate heretic / therefore he biddeth him excommunicate an heretic by him self. As touching Basil's place in the second book of Offices when the book cometh forth & is Printed / then it shall be answered / as for me I know of none such that is extant now. To the rest I will answer with this protestation / that if all men should do contrary to the order of God / yet their authority or example ought not to have the weight of a feather / which I have said before / & do understand it in all places where I do not express it / & with this I come to M. doctors authorities.

Paule dyd excommunicate hymselfe alone (being an apostle / or for one tyme) yet it neyther foloweth that the byshop or minister may do that whych the apostle dyd / or that he may do continually ye which was done but once and extraordinarily. As for the place of Titus the thirde / it maketh nothyng to excommunication / onles you wold conclude that for that S. Paule biddeth Titus to trouble hymselfe no more wyth confuting an obstinate hereticke / therfore he biddeth hym excommunicate an hereticke by hym selfe. As touching Bafiles place in the second booke of Offices when the booke commeth forth & is Printed / then it shalbe answered / as for me I know of none such that is extant now. To the rest I will answer wyth thys protestation / that if all men should do contrary to the order of God / yet their authority or example ought not to haue the waight of a fether / which I haue said before / & do vnderstand it in all places wher I do not expres it / & wyth this I come to M. doctors authorities.

And as for Theodoretus bishop of Laodicea / which Sozomene maketh mention of in his sixth book / I find none such / but there is mentioned of one Theodotus / who is said to have separated or excommunicated Apollinaris / but it doth not appear there that he alone of his own authority did excommunicate him. And there be great reasons in that Chapter / to prove that he did it not of his own authority / for immediately after his heresy was known / Damasus bishop of Rome / and Peter bishop of Alexandria / caused a synod to be gathered at Rome / where his heresy was condemned. Now for so much as the custom of