sending him to ye. 8. chapter of ye Institutiōs as though you had neuer red Caluins institutions, but tooke she sentence of some body else, withoute any examination, whereby it seemeth that you were loth, that euer any man should answer your booke, letting I say al this passe: what maketh this eyther to prone, that there should be one Archbyshop ouer all the ministers in the prouince, or one Byshop ouer all in the diocesse, that amongst twelue that were gathered togyther into one place, there was one which ruled the action for which they mette.
Io. Whitgifte.
This is to be obserned throughout your whole booke, as I haue noted in other places, that when any authoritie is alleadged that pincheth you, then you fall to ca∣uilling by and by I haue no where referred you to Iustinians code, to Gratians decrees, to Augustines works, to diuers councels, to Theodorete, to the centuries. &c. Without noting eyther booke, Chapter, distinction, number, Canon, or such like, as you vsually deale with me: and yet these be farre more tedious to reade ouer, than is the. 8. Chap. of Caluines Institutions. I do not remember that I referred you to Augustine, Chry∣sostome, or any other writers, for any matter in controuersie (Cyrill, Museulus, and M. Foxe onely in one place excepted) but I quoted the places, as particularly as I coule. And why will you then so vntruly report of me? vndoubtedly I neuer red a booke for the quantitie of it, so pestered with slanderous reportes, false accusations, and contentious deriding speaches, as this your booke is. But let it go.
This booke of institutions which is distinguished into Chapters and not into boo∣kes, I red and noted thorough before you (as it shoulde seeme) knew whether there were any such booke or no, and bycause I haue laboured in it, noted it, and am well acquainted with it, therefore I vse it, and follow it, and so will I do still: Neyther are you ignorant I am sure, that there be sundry editions of those institutions: al∣though you séeme to dissemble the matter in this place, I mighte say of purpose (for you haue answered after your manner places before, out of the same booke quoted in like manner) but let it be of ignorance, you take occasion by it, to vtter your cynicall 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but to your owne shame.
The place alledged maketh much for my purpose, for it proueth superioritie to haue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 among the Apostles, and therefore that it may be among ministers, which you denie▪ and I affirme: which also being graunted (as it cannot be denyed) what∣soeuer I affirme eyther of Archbyshops or Byshops, will soone be proned. But let vs heare the proofe of this new deuise of yours in soluting this, and such like places: that one ruled the action. &c.