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.

Io. Whitgifte.

To contende about names, when there is an agréement of the ma〈1 line〉〈1 line〉ter and sub∣stance, hath alwaye〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 bin taken for a manifest note of a contentious Sophister. But your answere is ready that you contende for the substance also, whiche 〈◊〉〈◊〉 true you mighte haue cut of the most part of this section, whereby you would excuse your selfe for improuing the name of an Archebishop. But to come to the purpose, you say It is vnlawful for any man to take vpon him those titles, which are proper to our sauiour Christ: but the title of Archbishop is onely proper to our sauiour Christ, therefore. &c. The minor you proue by the wordes of S Peter. 1. Epist. chap. 5. where he calleth him 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 and Actes. 3. 5. and. 13. to the Hebrues. &c. where he is called the great shephearde of the sheepe, archeleader. &c. But before I come to your minor, I muste a little better searche your maior, for you passe it ouer smothly, as though there could be nothing said vnto it.

I graunt that those names which be proper vnto God, can not be giuen to any o∣ther,* 1.1 in that respecte that they are proper vnto God: but that they can in no other respect be attributed to any other, it is vntrue, and agaynst the manyfest words of the scriptures. What name is more proper vnto God, than is this name, God. And yet is the same also attributed vnto man. Moses Exod. 7. is called Pharaoes God, bi∣cause he was Gods minister to speake vnto Phar〈1 line〉〈1 line〉o in his name, and to execute his iudgements vpon him. Nec verò (as M. Caluin〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 sayth) quicquā sibi detr〈1 line〉〈1 line〉xit Deus. &c.* 1.2 Neyther did God derogate any thing from himselfe, in that he transferred (his name) vn∣to Moses, bicause he doth so communicate that, which is proper to himselfe with his ser∣〈1 line〉〈1 line〉ants, that he still remayneth whole. In the. 22. of Exod. the Iudges are called Gods, 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 in the. 82. Psalme, Magistrates are called Gods also. In the. 23 of Math. Christ speaketh of the names of Master, Father, & Doctor, as proper to himselfe, for he sayth, be not y〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 called Rabbi, for one is your master, to wit Christ. &c. And call no man your father vpon earth, for there is but one your father, which is in heauen. Be not called Doctors for one is your Doctor, euen Christ, and yet no man is so ignorant that he wil denie these names to be common to others, though not in the same respectes, as I haue shewed before. Christ also calleth himselfe a Pastor, Ioh. 10. and so doth S. Peter call him Bishop and Pastor, 1. Epist. 3. and so he is properly & of himselfe, & yet these names be cōmunicated with other. In the. 8. of Ioh. he is called Lux mundi, which is a most proper name, aptly giuen vnto him, & yet doth he himself giue the same name to his Disciples, Mat. 5. Di∣uers such exāples might I shew for y^e improuing of your maior, but these be sufficient.

Thus therefore I answere in fewe wordes, bothe to your maior & minor, that some* 1.3 names that be proper to God are also attributed vnto man, but not in the same res∣pect: for they belong vnto God properly and per s〈1 line〉〈1 line〉, to man per accidens, and in respecte that he is the minister of God, and suche other like causes. And therfore although this name Archshepheard, or (if you will) Archbishop, be proper to Christe in the respecte that he is not onely the chiefe shepheard, but also the onely shephearde, to whome the shéepe doe properly perteyne, and to whome all the other shepheards muste of neces∣sitie submit themselues, and in whose name, and vnder whome onely, the Churche is gouerned, yet in the respect of the externall pollicie of the Churche, & of Pastors and Bishops that are to be kept & directed in such things as perteyne to their du〈1 line〉〈1 line〉tie, the same name of Archbishop may aptly & fitly be attributed vnto him, that hathe the or∣dering and direction of the rest, in the externall gouernment of the Churche.

But whiles you confound the spirituall and the external regiment of the chur∣che,* 1.4 you confounde both your selfe and your reader also: In the spirituall regiment Christ is only the pastor: and al other be his shéep. In the externall regiment there be manie other Pastors: In the spirituall regiment Christe is only the Archbishop, and gouerneth all to whom all other must make their accompt, 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉nt in the externall gouernment there be many Archbishops, as the state of euery church requireth. In the spirituall gouernment Christe is only the prince, the king, the iudge, and in re∣specte of him all other be subiects: but in the externall gouernment, there be seueral countreys, seuerall kings, princes, magistrates, iudges. Again in the spiritual king∣dome of Christ, & regiment of his Churche, there is no respect of pe〈1 line〉〈1 line〉sons, but all be equal: In the external regiment & gouernment there is and must be degrées of per∣sons: To be short, in respect of Christ and his spirituall gouernmente, there is ney∣ther Magistrate nor Archbishop. &c. But in the respecte of men, and the externall face of the Churche, there are bothe, and that according to Christes owne order, as shall hereafter be declared. So that nowe you maye perceyue your errour to be in not rightly distinguishing the states, and tymes of the Churche and gouernment.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Names pro∣per to God maye in some respect be at∣tributed to other.
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  Cal. in Harm.
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  Howe y^e name Archbishop may be trans∣〈1 line〉〈1 line〉rred to other than Christ.
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  The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉nd externall gou〈1 line〉〈1 line〉rnment confounded.