A18078:99
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.
To the ninth.
To the ninthe.
Their finding fault without cause in the ceremonies of baptism / can not bar us / from finding fault / where there is cause. We allow of the baptism of children / and hope through the goodness of God / that it shall be far from us / ever to condemn it. But to let your slanderous tong go (all the strings whereof ye seem to have loosed / that it may the more freely be thrown out / and walk against the innocent.) Where / where is the modesty you require in other / of not entering to judge of things unknown / which dare insinuate to the magistrate / that it is like they will condemn children's baptism / which do baptise them / preach they should he baptized / and which did never by syllable / letter / or countenance / mislike of their baptism?
Their finding fault wythout cause in the ceremonies of baptisme / can not barre vs / from finding fault / where there is cause. We allowe of the baptisme of children / and hope throughe the goodnes of God / that it shall be farre from vs / euer to condemne it. But to let your slaunderous tong go (all the strings wherof ye seme to haue losed / that it may the more frely be throwne out / and walke against the innocent.) Where / where is the modesty you require in other / of not entring to iudge of things vnknowne / which dare insinuate to the magistrate / that it is lyke they will condemne childrens baptisme / which doe baptise them / preach they should he baptized / and whych did neuer by sillable / letter / or countenaunce / mislike of their baptisme?