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…

Unto master Doctors censures upon the additions / detractions / and alterations of both the parts of the admonition.

Vnto master Doctors censures vpon the additions / detractions / and alterations of bothe the partes of the admonition.

Besides that oftentimes M. Doctor doth account the expositions and explanations / corrections / he leaveth us somewhat the less hope / that he will correct his errors / for that he pursueth the authors of the admonition so hard / correcting their very small and few slips which they have made / calling this singular modesty / and commendable humility amongst other reproaches / dallying and inconstancy / when it is our profession every day to learn better things. For unto what end should we live / if time / if experience / if reading / if musing / if conference should teach us nothing? And therefore / when things are Printed again / it is good and praise worthy / to polish those things which are some▪ what rude / to mitigate those things which are to sharp / to make plain / and to give light to those things which seem darker / and to correct that which is a miss. I think M. Doctor should not be ignorant / that wise men have their deuteras phrontidas, their second counsels / and those also wiser and better then their first / as that sentence doth declare. I will therefore say no more hereof / but admonish M. Doctor that he receive more lovingly those which correct them selves / seeing that the best defence to his book must be / not a correction here and there / but a clean blotting and striking out / not an amending / but a new making almost of his whole book. Other matter in his censures / he hath almost none at all worth the answering / saving that he hath a place or two which touch the matters before entreated of. For whereas he accuseth the authors of the admonition in the first leaf / as though they should condemn Doctors and bachelors of divinity / and so bring in confusion of degrees / he upon the. 5. leaf / confesseth that they allow of a Doctor. Although he that taketh away degrees of Doctor or Bachelor of Divinity / doth not bring in confusion / nor taketh not away all degrees of schools / especially seeing they are now made bare names without any offices / and oftentimes they are admitted to these degrees / which neither can / nor will teach.