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…

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 ⟨p. 189⟩how M. Doctor both go about to abuse his reader in these vicars. And first where there were three editions / of which one only maketh mention of these vicars he took that & left the other / which is to be observed / for that this variety of editions rose of the divers understanding of the greek word (chorepiscopos,) which may be taken either for him that is bishop for an other / and in his place / or for him that is bishop in the country / that is in some town which is no city / so that chorepiscopus, was opposed unto the bishop which was of some city. And if it be so taken / then here is no proof for the vicars of bishops.

Last of all they take vpon them those thyngs / whych are neyther lawful for ciuill nor ecclesiasticall iurisdiction / nor simply for any man to doe / of whych sorte diuers are reckened vp by the admonition / and same confessed by M. Doctor. I will not heere speake of the vnfitnes of those whych are chefe offycers in these courts / that the most of them are eyther papists / or bribers / or drunkardes / (I know what I wryte) or epicures and such as liue of benefices and prebends in England or in Ireland / doing nothing of those things whych appertaine vnto them / and of other suche naughty persons whych are not only not meete to be gouernors in the church / but whych in any reformed church / shoulde not be so much as of the church. I speake not of all / I doubt not but there be some do ye whych they do of conscience / and with minde to healpe forwarde the Churche / whych I trust will (when the Lorde shall giue them more knowledge) keepe them selues in their vocations / and being men for their giftes apte and able either to serue the Church or the common wealth in some other calling / will rather occupye theyr gifts there / then where they haue no grounde to assure them selues / that they doe please God. Now I will take a short suruey of that whych M. doctor alleageth to proue his offices of master of faculties / chancellors. &c. First he sayth in ye. 117 page out of the Ancyran councel / yt there were vicars of bishops / wher although y name be not foūd of chācclors. &c. yet there is (sayth he) the office. What vicar s. Paules B. may haue / and in what case / I haue shewed before / where I haue proued the necessary residence of euery pastor in his flock. But I will note heere