A18078:941
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.
As for Elijah killing the false prophets / and our saviour Christs whipping out of the temple / it is strange that Master Doctor will allege them / as things to be followed / when he may as well teach / that we may call for fire from heaven / as Elijah did / and being demanded / answer nothing / as our saviour did: as to follow these actions which are most singular / and extraordinary. And if these one / or two examples be enough to break the order that God hath set / by this a man may prove / that the ministers may be fishers / and tent makers / because 1Peter / and Paul (being ministers) did fish and make tents. And truly these are not so extraordinary / and from the general rule / as the other be. And it was permitted in a council / that rather then a minister should have two benefices 2/ he might labour with his hands / to supply his want withal. When S. Paul willed Tim. that he should not receive an accusation against an elder / under two or three witnesses / he did commit nothing less / then any civill office unto him. And M. Doctor him self hath alleged it before / as a thing incident to the office of a bishop: and therefore he doth forget himself marvellously now / that maketh this a civill office.
As for Elias killing the false prophetes / and our sauiour Christes whipping out of the temple / it is strange that Maister Doctor will alledge them / as thinges to be followed / when he may as well teach / that we may cal for fire from heauen / as Elias dyd / and being demaunded / answere nothing / as our sauiour dyd: as to follow these actions which are most singular / and extraordinary. And if these one / or two examples be enough to breake the order that God hath set / by thys a man may proue / that the mynisters may be fyshers / and tent makers / because 1Peter / and Paule (being mynisters) dyd fyshe and make tents. And truely these are not so extraordinary / and from the generall rule / as the other be. And it was permitted in a councell / that rather then a mynister should haue two benefices 2/ he might labor with hys handes / to supply hys want withall. When S. Paule willed Tim. that he should not receiue an accusation agaynst an elder / vnder two or three witnesses / he dyd commit nothing les / then any ciuill office vnto hym. And M. Doctor hym selfe hath alledged it before / as a thing incident to the office of a byshop: and therefore he doth forget hymselfe maruellously now / that maketh thys a ciuill office.