A18078:956
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.
Unto the second leaf of the addition of the second part of the admonition / master D. saith / that because the third to Titus maketh not against reading / ⟨p. 216⟩therefore it maketh not against reading ministers / that is / ministers that can do nothing but read.
Vnto the seconde leafe of the addition of the second parte of the admonition / master D. saith / that because the third to Titus maketh not against reading / ⟨p. 216⟩therfore it maketh not against reading ministers / that is / ministers that can doe nothyng but reade.
And whereas he would pick out a contradiction in the words of the admonition / because they say bare reading / is but bare feeding / the discord is in his cares / not in their words. For when they said it was no feeding / they meant such feeding as could save them / and so in calling it bare feeding / they note that there is not enough in that / to keep them from famishment. And in deed / unless the Lord work miraculously and extraordinarily (which is not to be looked for of us) the bare reading of the scriptures without the preaching / can not deliver so much as one poor sheep from destruction / and from the wolf. And if some have ben converted wonderfully / yet M. doctor should remember that potamos ouc aei axinas pherei, that is. The water doth not alway bear iron.
And wheras he would picke out a contradiction in the words of the admonition / because they say bare reading / is but bare feading / the discorde is in hys cares / not in their wordes. For when they sayde it was no feading / they meant suche feeding as could saue them / and so in calling it bare feading / they note that there is not enough in that / to keepe them from famishment. And in deede / vnles the Lord worke miraculously and extraordinarily (whych is not to beloked for of vs) the bare reading of the scriptures wythout the preachyng / can not delyuer so much as one poore sheepe from destruction / and from the wolfe. And if some haue ben conuerted wonderfully / yet M. doctor should remember that potamos ouc aei axinas pherei, that is. The water doth not alway beare iron.