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.

Ansvvere to the Admonition. Pag. 90. Sect. 5. 6. & Pag. 91. Sect. 2. 3.

Isidorus sayth that reading bringeth great profit to the hearers.* 1.1

Tertullian. sayth, when we come togither to the reading of the holy Scriptures, we feede our fayth with those heauenly voyces, we rayse vp our affiance we fasten our hope. And agayne he calleth the reading of the Scriptures, the feeding of our fayth. But what neede I speake any more of a matter so manifest? you 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉atly ioyne* 1.2 with the Papiste in this, for in the confutation of the Apologie of the Church of England, M. Harding calleth reading of the Scrip∣tures to the people in the Churche, a spirituall dumbnesse, and a thing* 1.3 vnprofitable, &c. That to reade the Scriptures in the Churche is no new thing, but most auncient, and grounded vpon Gods worde, it is manifest by that which is written in the. 4. of Luke, where the E∣uangelist sayeth, that Christe on the Sabboth daye, going into the Syna∣gogue* 1.4 according to his accustomed manner, rose vp to read, and there vvas deliuered vnto him the booke of the Prophete Esay, and as soone as he o∣pened the booke, he founde the place vvhere it vvas vvritten. Spiritus Domini super me. &c. The spirite of the Lorde vpon me. &c. Likewise in the thir∣tenth of the Actes, we reade that Paule and other of his company, beyng in the Synagogue on the Sabboth day, was sent vnto by the rulers of the Sinagogue, Post lectionem legis & Prophetarum. After the reading* 1.5 of the lavve and the Prophetes. To knowe if they would make any ex∣hortation to the people.

Iustinus Martyr Apolog. 2. pro Christianis, sayth, that in his time the man∣ner* 1.6 was, on the Sabboth day vvhen the people vvere gathered togither, to haue the scriptur〈1 line〉〈1 line〉s read in the publike congregation, and in the time of pu∣blike prayer, for the space of one vvhole hovver.

Origen writing vpon Iosua Homil. 15. sayeth, that the bookes of the* 1.7 olde Testament vvere deliuered by the Apostles to be read in the Churches.

Cyprian lib. 2. Epist. 5. sayeth. The Reader soundeth out the high and* 1.8 heauenly vvordes: he readeth out the Gospell of Christe. &c.

Chrysostome vpon the Actes Homil. 19. The minister and common minister standeth vp, and crieth vvith a lovvde voyce, saying: Keepe si∣lence,* 1.9 after that the Reader beginneth the prophesie of Esay. Augustine speaking to the people, sayeth: Yee heard vvhen the Gospell vvas read. Ye heard erevvhyle, vvhen it vvas read, if ye gaue eare to the reading, deare∣ly beloued vve haue heard in the lesson that hath bene read.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Isidorus. Tertul. in A∣pologet.
• * 1.2

  Hardinges o∣pinion of rea∣ding scripture
• * 1.3

  Parte. 5. and in the. 15. Arti. of the Replie.
• * 1.4

  Luc. 4.
• * 1.5

  Ad. 13.
• * 1.6

  Iustinus Mar∣〈1 line〉〈1 line〉yr.
• * 1.7

  Orig〈1 line〉〈1 line〉n.
• * 1.8

  Cyprian.
• * 1.9

  Chrysostome. Augustine.