An ansvvere to a certen libel intituled, An admonition to the Parliament, by Iohn VVhitgifte, D. of Diuinitie

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Title: An ansvvere to a certen libel intituled, An admonition to the Parliament, by Iohn VVhitgifte, D. of Diuinitie
Author: Whitgift, John, 1530?-1604.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By Henrie Bynneman, for Humfrey Toy,; Anno. 1572.
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Subject terms: Church of England -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800.; Admonition to the Parliament -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.; Puritans -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
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THere is added portuis: For where before they sayd, that our booke of Common prayers was culled and picked out of that popish dunghil the Masseboke, nowe vpon better aduisement, they saye that it was cul∣led out of the portuis and massebooke. It derogated nothing from the booke of Common prayers bicause some thing therin is in the portuis and massebook, no more thā it derogateth from the Scriptures, that some portion of them, as the whole Psalmes, and certain other portions of the Epistles, Gospels, and other Scripture, be in the same: neyther are they allowed bicause they be in the portuis and massebooke, but bicause they be eyther scrip∣ture, or most agréeable thervnto.

They also adde in y^e first reason, that the cōming of wo∣men in vailes to be churched, is not commaunded by law, but yet the abuse to be great, by reasō that superstition is growen therby in the heartes of many, & other are iudged that vse it not. This is an argumēt of their former rashnes, but not worthy any answer, especially being cōfessed to be without the booke.

For the .120. psalm, is now quoted the .121. psalm, which I haue also corrected before.