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.

T. C. Pag. 77. Sect. 4.

And that there was in his time no such authoritie giuen, as that any one might remoue the cau∣ses or controuersies which rose, as now we see there is, when the Bishop of the Di〈1 line〉〈1 line〉es taketh the matters in controuersie which rise in any Church within his Dioces from the minister & Elders, to whom the decision perteyneth, and as when the archebishop taketh it away from the Bishop, it may appeare in the same thirde Epistle of the first booke, where he sayth after this sort: It is or∣deyned, and it is equall and right, that euery mans cause should be there heard, where the fault was committed. And a little after he sayth: It is meete to handle the matter there where they maye haue both accusers and witnesses of the faulte, whiche although it be spoken of them whiche fled out of Affrike vnto Rome: yet the reason is generall, and dothe aswell serue agaynst these eccle∣siasticall persons, whych wyll take vnto them the deciding of those controuersies, that were done a hundred myle of them.

Io. Whitgifte.

Cyprian as I sayd, speaketh not one worde of your Seigniorie, & in that place by you alleages, he speaketh of the seueral Prouince▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Dioces of euery bishop, & would haue euery matter ended in that Prouince 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Diocesse where it is cōmitted, & ther∣fore he speaketh there of suche as fled out of Affrica into Italie, to haue their matters heard, so that this place is soluted by your owne selfe. It is méete that the matter should be there handled where there may be had bothe accusers & witnesses: And that was one of the reasons that the Councel of Affrica 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉sed agaynst the Bishop of Rome, clayming interest in hearing appeales from thence. But there is no Prouince in Englande so large, but that both the accusers and witnesses may be brought into any parte of it from any other parte. This reason of yours maye serue better agaynst Westminster hall, which is but one place to serue the whole Realme for deciding of controuersies, and yet I thinke it very necessarie▪

You may not wrest that to your purpose or proof of Seigniorie, or authoritie ther∣of, whiche Cyprian speaketh of diuers Prouinces: yea diuers Countreys and Na∣tions. This is no good reason, Cyprian mislyked the translating of causes from Affrica to Rome, Ergo, there maye be no causes remoued from Northampton to London.