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…

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.

BEsydes that oftentimes M. Doctor dothe accounte the expositions and explanations / corrections / he leaueth vs somewhat the les hope / that he wil correct hys errors / for that he pursueth the authors of the admonition so harde / correcting their very smal and few slips which they haue made / calling thys singulare modestye / and commendable humility amongste other reproches / dalying and inconstancye / when it is oure profession euery day to learne better thyngs. For vnto what ende should we lyue / if time / if experience / if reading / if musing / if conference should teache vs nothyng? And therefore / when thyngs are Printed againe / it is good and prayse worthy / to pollish those things whych are some what rude / to mitigate those things whych are to sharpe / to make plaine / and to geue lighte to those things whych seeme darker / and to correcte that whych is a misse. I thinke M. Doctor shoulde not be ignorante / that wise men haue their deuteras phrontidas, their seconde counsels / and those also wyser and better then their first / as that sentence doth declare. I will therfore say no more heereof / but admonishe M. Doctor that he receiue more louingly those whych correcte them selues / seing that the best defence to hys booke must be / not a correction here and there / but a cleane blotting and striking out / not an amending / but a new making almoste of hys whole booke. Other matter in hys censures / he hath almost none at all worthe the answearing / sauing that he hathe a place or two whych touch the matters before entreated of. For whereas he accuseth the authors of the admonition in the first leafe / as though they should condemne Doctors and bachellers of diuinitie / and so bryng in confusion of degrees / he vpon the. 5. leafe / confesseth that they allowe of a Doctor. Althoughe he that taketh away degrees of Doctor or Bachelor of Diuinitie / dothe not bryng in confusion / nor taketh not away all degrees of schooles / especially seeing they are nowe made bare names wythout any offices / and oftentimes they are admitted to these degrees / whych neyther can / nor will teache.