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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Admonition.

This regiment consisteth especially in eccle∣siasticall discipline, whiche is an order lefte by God vnto his Church, whereby men learne to frame their willes and doings according to the lawe of God by a 1.1 instructing and admoni∣shing one another, yea and by correcting and puinshing all wilfull persons, and contemners of the same. Of thys discipline there is two kinds, one priuate, wherwith we wil not deale bycause it is impertinent to our purpose▪ ano∣ther publike, which although it hath ben long banished, yet if it might now at the length bee restored, wold be very necessary and profitable for the building vp of Gods house. The finall ende of this discipline, is, the reforming of the disordered, and to bring them to repentaunce, and to bridle such as would offende. The chie∣fest parte and last punishment of this discipline is excōmunication, by the cōsent of the Church determined, if the offender be obstinate, whiche how miserably it hath bene by the Popes proc∣tors, & is by our Canonists abused, who seeth not? In the primatiue Church it was in b 1.2many mēs hāds: now one alone excōmunicateth. In those days it was the last censure of the church & neuer wēt forth but for c 1.3notorious crymes:

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Nowe it is pronounced for euery lighte trifle. Then excommunicatiō was greatly regarded and feared. Nowe bycause it is a money mat∣ter, no whit at all esteemed. Then for d 1.4 great sinnes seuere punishmēt, and for small offences litle censures. Nowe great sinnes either not at all punished, as e 1.5 blasphemy f 1.6 vsurie, &c, or else sleightly passed ouer with pricking in a blāket, or pinning in a sheete, as g 1.7 adulterie, whore∣dome, dronkennesse. &c.

Notes

a 1.1

Iam. 5.16. Mat. 18.15.16.17.

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b 1.2

1. Corin 5 4.

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c 1.3

1. Cor. 5.11. 2. Thess. 3.14

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d 1.4

1. Timo. 1.20 1. Corin 5.

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e 1.5

Ie. 24.14.16 Nu. 15.34. &c.

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f 1.6

Deu. 23.19.20

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g 1.7

Leui. 20.5. Deu. 22.22.

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