A18078:893
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…
A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.
printed by John Stroud?, 1573
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Which thing is much more to be observed in this matter / seeing that the homilies red (be they never so learned and pithy) neither the Apocrypha / are to be compared either in goodness within themselves / either in fruit or in effect towards the hearer / with the authentical scriptures of God. Now / if a man will say that the Homilies do explain & lay open the scriptures / 1I answer that the word of God also is plain and easy to be understanded / and such as giveth understanding to idiots & to the simple. And if there be hardness in them / yet the promise of the assistance of Gods spirit / that God hath given to the reading of the scriptures in the church / which he hath not given to homilies / or to the Apocrypha / will be able to weigh with the hardness / and to overcome it / so that there shall easily appear greater profit to come unto the church by reading of the scriptures / then by reading of homilies.
Which thing is much more to be obserued in this matter / seeing that the homilies red (be they neuer so learned and pithye) neyther the Apochrypha / are to be compared either in goodnes within thēselues / eyther in frute or in effect towardes the hearer / wyth the authenticall scriptures of God. Now / if a man will say that the Homilies do explane & lay open the scriptures / 1I answer that the word of God also is plain and easy to be vnderstanded / and such as giueth vnderstanding to idiotes & to the simple. And if there be hardnes in them / yet the promise of the assistance of Gods spirite / that God hath giuen to the reading of the scriptures in the church / whych he hath not giuen to homilies / or to the Apochrypha / will be able to weigh wyth the hardnes / and to ouercome it / so that there shall easely appeare greater profit to come vnto ye church by reading of the scriptures / then by reading of homilies.