Chap. 1. the. 1. Diuision.
The places alleaged by the Admonition to prone that ministers of the church may not inter∣meddle with ciuill functions (one onely excepted) are well and fitly alleaged: and most of them vsed to that ende of writers, which if I should name, (*) 1.1 all would confesse, that they are such as with whom M. Doctor is not worthy to be so much as spoken of the same day.
This is more than modestie would suffer, and tootoo outrageous: for whatsoeuer the worthinesse of these men is otherwise, yet am Ia minister of the woorde as well as they: I am a member of the Church of Christ as well as they: I am bought with his bloud as well as they: & therfore to say, that I am not worthie to be so much as spokē of the same day wherein they are named: is but extréeme immodestie, & passing contempt. There is not so much attributed to Iesus Christ: nor the Popes flatterers, did neuer so excessiuely extoll him. Are they so woorthie that a man may not be spoken of the same day that they are named? who be they trowe we, or what is their names? But belike you are afrayde to name them, least by speaking of me the same day you shoulde do vnto them some great dishonour: in your iudgement they are better than God him∣selfe, for the simplest that is may be named the same day that God is. In déede a pretie cloake to couer your vayne bragging, for I thinke you woulde haue named them, if you had knowne them. But to the matter.