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

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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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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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"An ansvvere to a certen libel intituled, An admonition to the Parliament, by Iohn VVhitgifte, D. of Diuinitie." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A15127.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2025.

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Page 139

Answere.

I would to God you were as frée frō vaine glory, am∣bition, malice, and other sinister affections, as you would séeme to be: But no indifferente man reading your booke will so thinke of you, for besids ye opprobrious & vnsemely termes you vse towards your superiours, your admoni∣tion smelleth altogether of popularitie and vayne glory.

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