The defense of the aunsvvere to the Admonition against the replie of T.C. By Iohn VVhitgift Doctor of Diuinitie. In the beginning are added these. 4. tables. 1 Of dangerous doctrines in the replie. 2 Of falsifications and vntruthes. 3 Of matters handled at large. 4 A table generall.

Chapter. 2. the. 3. Diuision.

Ansvvere to the Admonition. Pag. 51. Sect. 2.

I speake not this to encourage any man to take more vpon him than with a good conscience he may well discharge. And I woulde wishe you to absteyne from iudging too farre, when you see a man that hath mo liuings, vse himselfe vprightly and carefully in them all, and otherwyse profitably to the whole Churche.

T. C. Pag. 50. Sect. 2.

And whereas you would haue men charitably iudge of those, whiche take many liuinges▪ surely if so be that he taketh many flockes, not to the intent to haue more liuing to maynteyne an ambicious pompe, or to satisfie a greedie desire of hauing more than inoughe, but to this ende, that he may bring in a more plentifull haruest vnto the Lorde: it were good that he would be content to take but that liuing of all his flockes, which he nowe hath of one, especially where one is able to keepe and maynteyne him and his familie honestly. Else let him heare what (*) 1.1 Councels & others haue thought of those which haue more benefices than one.

Io. Whitgifte.

You kéepe no order in answering my booke, but place and displace at your plea∣sure, onely to this ende, as it should séeme, that you would not haue your Reader per∣ceyue what you omitted vnanswered. But I will followe you, and examine what Councels and other haue thought of suche as haue more benefites than one: for in this porti∣on you vtter but words, and take vpon you to iudge mens intents and purposes, and to prescribe them their stipende.

Notes

• (*) 1.1

  you mighte haue spoken in the singular num ber, for any pl〈1 line〉〈1 line〉∣ralitie you 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vsed.