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 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 ⟨p. 186⟩synods and councils is / when they condemn the heresies / to excommunicate the heretics / it is to be thought that that council did excommunicate him / and that Theodotus bishop of Laodicea / did execute that decree and excommunication. And in deed Sozomene doth so expound him self / when immediately after he had said that he did excommunicate him / he addeth acoinonetoh auton apophainei, which is / that he declared him excommunicate / which in deed properly belongeth to the minister / when the excommunication is decreed by those to whom it appertaineth. Which thing may yet better appear by the manner of speech which is used in an other place / where speaking of victor excommunicating Theodotus / he uttereth it by this apekeryxe, which is to promulgate or pronounce the sentence which was decreed by others. As for Amb. although he be greatly commended for excommunicating the Emperor / yet he was never commended / for that he did excommunicate him himself alone: and if he did excommunicate him himself alone / yet his fault was the less / for so much as he being desirous of an eldership / could not as it seemeth by his complaint (which I have spoken of before) •••aine one. And although the stories do not make mention y• there were others / whose authority came into this excommunication / yet it followeth not y• there were no other. And how often will you stumble at that / which you do so sharply reprove in others / which is in making of arguments of authority negatively?

And as for Theodoretus byshop of Laodicea / whych Sozomene maketh mention of in hys sixthe booke / I finde none suche / but there is mentioned of one Theodotus / who is sayd to haue seperated or excommunicated Apollinaris / but it doth not appeare there that he alone of hys owne authority dyd excommunicate hym. And there be great reasons in that Chapter / to proue that he dyd it not of hys owne authority / for immediatly after his heresy was knowne / Damasus bishop of Rome / and Peter bishop of Alexandria / caused a sinode to be gathered at Rome / where hys heresy was condemned. Now for so much as the custome of