T. C. Page. 12. Sect. vlt.
Concerning the exposition and sense of that place I agree with you, and* 1.1 suppose that it is quoted of the authours of the Admonition, rather to note〈1 line〉〈1 line〉e ambition of certaine, whiche gape greedily at these bishoppricks whiche wee haue, to the ende they might be saluted by the name of Lords, and honours, than to proue that one minister should not haue dominion ouer another. And therefore although these places be against no lawfull authoritie of any estate or condition of men, yet as they are aptly alleadged against the bishop of Rome, the one against his estate and authoritie simply, the other againste his tyrannie, and euill vsage of himselfe in that authoritie: so it may be aptly alleadged agaynste any other, whyche shall fall into the lyke faulte of the Byshoppe of Rome.
It is manifest that they quote this same place for the selfe same purpose that they do the other: there can be no mist so thicke, that may darken the eyes of men from séeing it, except they séeing will not sée, as you do at this time,
I am glad that you agree with me in the exposition of this place: surely in so doing you must also agrée with me in the exposition of the other. For as Christ héere doth not forbid the names but the arrogant and ambitious desire of them, so doth he not there forbid authoritie and superioritie, but the coueting of it, and ambitious and in∣ordinate desire of the same. And if you well marke the words, Christ doth here much more plainly forbid these names, then he doth thare those offices of superioritie.
If any man doth imitate the Byshop of Romes ambition, either in office or in name, he hathe me as greate an enimie, as he hath you. But in that you passe ouer with silence, these words of mine, these places therefore may be aptly al∣leadged. &c. you séeme eyther to allow my expositions of the other places also, or else you are ashamed of your owne vnfaithful and subtil dealing, which before would haue made your Reader beléeue, that I had misliked all those godly & learned mens iudg∣ments, which vse these places against the Byshop of Rome: it had bin plaine dealing to haue set downe my words in order, as I haue done yours.