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.

T. C. Pag. 130. Sect. 2.

And how holdeth (a) this argument. S. Paule commandeth that euery man should proue him self, ergo, there is no commaundement, that the ministers shold proue and examine them? so I may say, that euery man is a spirituall king to gouerne himself, therfore he may not be gouerned by o∣thers. The authors of the Admonition do not meane that euery one should be examined, as those whose vnderstanding in the Gospell is well knowne, or whych doe examine themselues, and so they interprete themselues, in the. 108. page.

Io. Whitgifte.

Surely it holdeth as the moste parte of your argumentes do, that is loosely: for it is your reason, it is not myne: If I haue framed any such argument, it will appeare in my Answere. But this is your manner peuishly to peruert my wordes, and ther∣fore haue you concealed my booke, least your Reader should espie you, as he must nee∣des do, if he hath any iudgement.

Neyther doe I mislyke, that there should be examination of the communicantes, as I haue said in my Answere: but I mislyke this wrangling at the administratiō of the sacraments vsed in this church without cause: neither would I haue this kinde of examination counted as necessarie, seing it is no where cōmanded, neither yet any example of it, either in the Apostolicall or primitiue Church.

In what words, or how do the Authors of the Admonition interpret themselues. pag. 108? or how do they knowe that men do not examine themselues?

Notes

• (a)

  This is an ar∣〈1 line〉〈1 line〉ument of your owne framing.
• Examination of communi∣cants 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dis∣allowed.