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.
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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.
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Whitgift, John, 1530?-1604.
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Printed at London :: By Henry Binneman, for Humfrey Toye,
Anno. 1574.
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Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603. -- Replye to an answere made of M. Doctor Whitgifte -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Church of England -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800.
Episcopacy -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A15130.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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Ansvvere to the Admonition. Pag. 211. Sect. 3.
Another of their reasons is this: Peter was the chiefe among the* 1.1 Apostles, therfore there ought to be one chiefe ouer the whole Chur∣che. The same M. Caluine in the booke and chapter before rehear∣sed, maketh his owne answere to that argument: Vnus inter Apostolos summus fuit, nempè quia pauci erant numero. Si vnus duodecim hominibus praefuit, an proptere〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 sequetur, vnum debere centum millibus, hominum praefici? There vvas one chiefe among the Apostles, bicause they vvere but fevve in number, but if one man rule ouer tvvelue, shall it therefore follovve that one man maye rule ouer an hundreth thousande? And a little after: Quod inter paucos valet, non protenu〈1 line〉〈1 line〉
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tr〈1 line〉〈1 line〉bendum est ad vniuersum terrarū orb〈1 line〉〈1 line〉m, ad quem regendum nemo vnus sufficit, That which is offorce among fewe, may not by and by be drawne to the whole world, the which no one man can gouern. Euery hiue of Bees hath one chief mai∣ster Bee, euery companie of Cranes hath one principall guide, muste ther be therfore but one Bee, & one Crane to direct all the Bees & the Cranes that be in the world? You see therfore how weake this rea∣son is. The rest of this reason I haue answered before.