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…

Thirdly / as they handle matters which do not appertain unto the Ecclesiastical jurisdiction / so those which do appertain unto the church / they do turn from their lawful institution / unto other ends not sufferable / which M. doctor him self doth confess in excommunicating for money. &c.

Thirdly / as they handle matters whych do not appertain vnto the Ecclesiasticall iurisdiction / so those whych do appertaine vnto the church / they do turne from their lawfull institution / vnto other ends not sufferable / whych M. doctor hym selfe doth confesse in excommunicating for money. &c.

Last of all they take upon them those things / which are neither lawful for civill nor ecclesiastical jurisdiction / nor simply for any man to do / of which sort divers are reckoned up by the admonition / and same confessed by M. Doctor. I will not here speak of the unfitness of those which are chief officers in these courts / that the most of them are either papists / or bribers / or drunkards / (I know what I write) or epicures and such as live of benefices and prebends in England or in Ireland / doing nothing of those things which appertain unto them / and of other such naughty persons which are not only not meet to be governors in the church / but which in any reformed church / should not be so much as of the church. I speak not of all / I doubt not but there be some do ye which they do of conscience / and with mind to help forward the Church / which I trust will (when the Lord shall give them more knowledge) keep them selves in their vocations / and being men for their gifts apt and able either to serve the Church or the common wealth in some other calling / will rather occupy their gifts there / then where they have no ground to assure them selves / that they do please God. Now I will take a short survey of that which M. doctor allegeth to prove his offices of master of faculties / chancellors. &c. First he saith in the. 117 page out of the Ancyran council / that there were vicars of bishops / where although y• name be not found of chancellors. &c. yet there is (saith he) the office. What vicar s. Pauls B. may have / and in what case / I have showed before / where I have proved the necessary residence of every pastor in his flock. But I will note here