If the D. can show one letter / that I ever wrote or spake / that the place to the Ephes. containeth all things necessary for the church: 1then this that he writeth may have place. If not: then he is unworthy to receive answer / seeing he hath been given to understand / how far we extend that place. Therefore whether there were Public churches, Pulpits, Schools, universities in Christian congregations, pertaineth not to the question / although it hath partly / and might further be showed: only I give the reader warning that Judg. •. off those said to handle the pen, whilst I gave to much credit to translations / was not so fitly alleged / to prove universities. The three next divis. are idle repetitions / before answered. Where I showed that one high priest was ordained over the Jews, only that he might represent our S. Christ, chief off 2the whole church: the D. answereth / he was also for policy, and government. His reason (our Saviour Christ came not to take away ecclesiastical policy) •s vain: as though there could be no ecclesiastical policy / onles one minister were ruler over a whole nation. After he citeth Calvin in the same faith he is wont. For his words (no reason compelleth to extend that to the whole world profitable in one nation) are only understanded off that government in Jury before our Sau. Christs coming. which is manifest in that he saith / that example ought not to be followed, considering it was done in respect that the high priest was a 3figure off our Saviour Christ, and the priesthood being translated that right is likewise. And after: that example off the priests ⟨p. DCXXXVI⟩government over the whole nation / was but for a time.4
If the D. can shew one lettre / that I euer wrote or spake / that the place to the Ephes. conteineth all thinges necessarie for the church: 1then this that he writeth may haue place. If not: then he is vnworthy to receiue answer / seing he hath bene gyuen to vnderstand / how far we extend that place. Therefore whether there were Publike churches, Pulpits, Schooles, vniuersities in Christian congregations, perteineth not to the question / althowgh it hath partly / and might further be shewed: onely I gyue the reader warning that Iudg. •. off those saied to handle the pen, whilest I gaue to much credit to translations / was not so fitly alledged / to proue vniuersities. The three next diuis. are idle repetitions / before answered. Where I shewed that one high priest vvas ordeined ouer the Ievves, onely that he might represent our S. Christ, cheif off 2the vvhole church: the D. answereth / he was also for policie, and gouernement. His reason (our Sauiour Christ came not to take away ecclesiasticall policie) •s vaine: as thowgh there could be no ecclesiasticall policie / onles one minister were ruler ouer a whole nation. After he citeth Caluin in the same faithe he is wont. For his wordes (no reason compelleth to extend that to the vvhole vvorld profitable in one nation) are onely vnderstanded off that gouernement in Iury before our Sau. Christes coming. which ys manifest in that he saith / that example ovvght not to be follovved, considering it vvas doon in respect that the high priest vvas a 3figure off our Sauiour Christ, and the priesthood being translated that right is likevvise. And after: that example off the priestes ⟨p. DCXXXVI⟩gouernement ouer the whole nation / vvas but for a time.4
- 1Divis. 6. pag. 426.Diuis. 6. pag. 426.
- 2Divis. 10. pag. 428.Diuis. 10. pag. 428.
- 3Instit. lib. 4. ca 6. s•. 2.
- 4ibid. see. 3.ibid. se. 3.
