Chap. 4. the. 11. Diuision.
And as for those titles chiefe of the Synagogue, chiefe of the s〈1 line〉〈1 line〉nctuarie, chiefe of the house of God. I say that that maketh much against Archbishops & Archbeacons, for when as in steade of the Synagogue, & of the sanc〈1 line〉〈1 line〉uarie, and of the house of God or tempee, are come part〈1 line〉〈1 line〉cular chur∣ches and congregations, by this reason it foloweth, that there should be some ch〈1 line〉〈1 line〉f, not in euery pro∣uince or dioesse, but in euery congreg〈1 line〉〈1 line〉tion, & in deed so ought there to be cer〈1 line〉〈1 line〉ain chief in euer〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 con∣gregation, which should gouerne and rule the rest. And as for the chief of the families of the Le∣uites, & chiefe of the families of the priests, the same was obserued in all other tribes of Israell, and by all these Princes ouer euery tribe 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉nd fam〈1 line〉〈1 line〉le, as by the Prince of the whole l〈1 line〉〈1 line〉nde God did as it were by diuers liuely pictures imprint in their vnderstanding the chiet〈1 line〉〈1 line〉ie and domina∣tion of our Sauiour Christe. Besides this the order which was appointed in this poynt, was obserued in all the tribes.
These titles be as glorious as any that are now remaining in our church. And my* 1.1 L. of Sarum speaketh o〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 names, to the which you do not answere one word, but s〈1 line〉〈1 line〉k out other matter to blind the Reader with▪ least he should beholde your follie. But I will follow you. You s〈1 line〉〈1 line〉y that in steade of the Syn〈1 line〉〈1 line〉gogues. &c. are come particular Churches and congregations. &c. and I say vnto you, that they had thē particular Synagogues as well as we haue now particular Ch〈1 line〉〈1 line〉rches, the whiche you your sel〈1 line〉〈1 line〉e in 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉ffect haue confessed before. And yo〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 must vnderstand, that one Christian common weale is but* 1.2 one Church, as it was among the I〈1 line〉〈1 line〉wes, & th〈1 line〉〈1 line〉rfore such offices of gouernment may be such in the Church, as was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Iewes, and such superioritie among mini∣sters, as was then amongst Priests and 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉euites And I maruell that you wil denie this, especially seing that you would 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉de vs to the ciu〈1 line〉〈1 line〉ll law of Moses, wherof this is a portion.
You adde that by all these princes ouer euerye tribe and fainilie, as by the prince of the whole land, God did as it were. &c. all this maketh nothing against our 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉xcept y〈1 line〉〈1 line〉u will also take away the Prince of the whole land▪
As this order among the Iewes was obserued in al tribes: so is it now in al Pro∣uinces and Diocesse. This is but slender 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉ou bring, and y〈1 line〉〈1 line〉t not to the purpose, for the A〈1 line〉〈1 line〉swere speaketh of na〈1 line〉〈1 line〉es and you driue it to offices. Indeede you almost in no place reason ad Idem, which is a maniiest argumente, that you are but a shiftyng cauiller.