Unto the place of the. 4. of the Ephesians before alleaged he answereth cleane contrarie to that which M. Doctor sayth, that we haue now neyther Apostles, nor Euangelists, nor prophets, wherupon he would conclude that that place is no perfect patterne of the ministerie in the Church. In deede it is true, we haue not, neyther is it needefull that we should. It was therfore sufficient that there were once, and for a tyme, so that the wante of those nowe, is no cause why the mini∣steryes there recyted be not sufficient, for the accomplishment and full finishing of the churche, nor cause why any other ministeries should be added, besydes those which are there recyted.
Not one worde contrarie to any thing that I haue spoken, for I tolde you before* 1.1 in what respect it maye be sayde these offices to remayne, and in what respect they be ceased: there is nowe no planting of Churches, nor going throughe the whole* 1.2 worlde, there is no wryting of newe Gospels, no prophecying of thinges to come, but there is gouerning of Churches, visiting of them, reforming of Pastors, and dyrecting of them, whiche is a portion of the Apostolicall function: there is prea∣ching of the Gospell, expounding & interpreting the Scriptures, which be incident to the Euangelist & Prophet. Agaynst this no learned man (as I thinke) speaketh.
But nowe to my Lorde of Sarisburie his argument, whiche is this: that, from* 1.3 the whiche somewhat muste be taken, and vnto the whiche somewhat muste be ad∣ded, is no perfect patterne, but Apostles, Euangelistes, Prophets, are taken away from the fourth to the Ephesians, and Deacons & Elders as you your selfe say must be added, Ergo, it is no perfect patterne: neyther do you, neyther can you answere this argument. But I will come to your accustomed shiftes.