An ansvver to the calumnious letter and erroneous propositions of an apostat named M. Io. Hammiltoun. Composed by M. VVilliam Fouler

❧ THE VI. PRO. Am••ng•• all the pa••t••ar•• of the Kirk the preacipall hes bene the Bischops, sence Chri••te•• day••••. 6.

Thir propositioun dois vtter thy shameles ignorance, vn∣derstanding not quhat the names of BYSCHOPS & ELDAR•• meanes. Quhilk sumtymes baith by the Scripteur of God, & ••ncient W••ytars, war sa confundit, as the ane was indifferent lie takin for ••he vther, as leirnitlie prouis Hierome vpoun th•• first to Titus▪ Esterwart the names war so deny dit, that be th•• word BYSCHOP they onlie vnderstuid the quha laubor••t in preaching the word. And by the ELDARS tha, quh h••d

the C••nsure of maner••. In this last sence if the word be t••kin It is trew, that the BYSCHOPS a•• cheif amangs all Pasturs and that the Elders ar subiect vnto them and sua ••nderstands Ignatius ad Philad. and Augusteine ••ryting of Aerius. but I pray thee good master ••ammiltoun, quhair red thou that by the scripteur of God they suld be inequal••tie amangs trew By shops, that is, the faithful preachers of Gods word••read ouer, consider the m••ter a litill b••tter, and yairefter giue me an de∣gest answer.