A18078:937
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.
It were more equal / if they will needs ⟨p. 211⟩add unto the weight of this burden / to lay some lighter charge of exercising & handy craft / then to break his back with the charge of a civil magistrate.
It were more equall / if they will needes ⟨p. 211⟩adde vnto the weyght of thys burthen / to lay some lyghter charge of exercising & handy craft / then to breake hys backe with the charge of a cyuill magistrate.
And whereas in the policy of M. Doctor it seemeth a furtherance to the gospel to join these together which was also the policy of the Idolaters / (as I have before declared) in the wisdom of God it hath seemed far otherwise / which I doubt not did therefore separate the ministry from this pomp / which is commendable in the civil magistrate / least the efficacy and power of the simplicity of the word of God and of the ministry should be obscured / whilst men would attribute the conversion of souls unto the gospel (dew unto the word and to the spirit of God) to these glorious shows. And least whilst the minister have the word in one hand / and the sword in the other / men should not be able to judge so well in their consciences of the mighty operation of the word of God in them. For they might doubt with them selves / whether the fear & out ward show of the minister / carried some stroke with them in believing the word.
And whereas in the pollicy of M. Doctor it semeth a furtherance to the gospell to ioyne these together which was also the pollicy of the Idolaters / (as I haue before declared) in the wisedome of God it hath semed farre otherwyse / which I doubt not dyd therfore separate the ministery from thys pompe / whiche is commendable in the cyuill magistrate / least the efficacy and power of the simplicitie of the word of God and of the mynistery should be obscured / whilest men would attribute the conuersion of soules vnto the gospell (dew vnto the worde and to the spirite of God) to these gloryous shewes. And least whylest the mynyster haue the woorde in one hande / and the sword in the other / men should not be able to iudge so well in their consciences of the mighty operation of the worde of God in them. For they might doubt with them selues / whether the feare & out ward shew of the mynister / caryed some stroke with them in beleuing the word.