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…

In the view of the second admonition / M. Doctor doth as it seemeth of purpose / cull out those things which he hath spoken on before / and in repeating of them / referreth his reader unto his book. Divers other matters there are / of great weight / which he speaketh not of / if he do approve them / it had been well he had signified his liking: if he do not / that he had confuted them. And if he travailed so heavily of bringing forth of this book / that it was as heavy a burden unto him / as Solomon saith a fond word is unto an unwise man: he might have taken day to answer it. Now by this slender answering of it / or rather not answering at all / but only asking how this and that is proved / (where as being proved / it is unreproved of him) he doth his cause more harm / then he is aware of. For unless his proofs be joined with his expulsions / imprisonments / and with all that racket which he maketh in Cambridge to the uttermost of that his authority will stretch unto / he may be well assured / that their driving out / will draw in the truth / and their imprisonment / will set the truth at greater liberty / and thereby prove it self to be neither Papistry / nor Anabaptistry / Donatistry / Catharism / nor any other heresy which are by due correction repressed. But as for the truth of God / the more it is laden / the straighter it standeth / and the more it is kept under / the more it enforceth it self to rise / and will undoubtedly get up / how great so ever the stone be / which is laid upon it. And albeit he had no leisure to answer the matters which required his answer / yet he carpeth at by matters / and asketh who are meant by the politic Machevils.

In the viewe of the second admonition / M. Doctor dothe as it seemeth of purpose / cull out those thyngs whych he hath spoken on before / and in repeatyng of them / referreth hys reader vnto hys boke. Diuers other matters there are / of great weight / whych he speaketh not of / if he doe approue them / it had bene well he had signified hys liking: if he do not / that he had confuted them. And if he trauailed so heauely of brynging forth of thys booke / that it was as heauy a burden vnto him / as Salomon sayth a fond word is vnto an vnwise man: he might haue taken day to answere it. Nowe by this slender answearing of it / or rather not answearing at all / but only asking howe thys and that is proued / (where as being proued / it is vnreproued of hym) he doth his cause more harme / then he is aware of. For vnles hys proufes be ioyned wyth his expulsions / imprisonments / and with all that racket whych he maketh in Cambridge to the vttermost of that his authority will stretch vnto / he may be well assured / that their driuing out / will draw in the truth / and their imprisonment / will set the truth at greater libertye / and therby proue it selfe to be neither Papistry / nor Anabaptistry / Donatistry / Catharisme / nor any other heresy whych are by due correction repressed. But as for the truthe of God / the more it is laden / the straighter it standeth / and ye more it is kept vnder / the more it enforceth it selfe to rise / and will vndoubtedly gette vp / howe great so euer the stone be / whych is layd vpon it. And albeit he had no leasure to answere the matters whych required his answere / yet he carpeth at by matters / and asketh who are meant by the politicke Macheuils.