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.

Chap. 3. the. 10. Diuision.

T. C. Pag. 170. Sect. 2.

As for Elias killing the false Prophetes, and our Sauiour Christs whippyng out of the temple, it is straunge that M. Doctor will alledge them, as thinges to be followed, when he may as well teach, that we may call for fire from heauen, as Elias did, and beyng demaunded an∣swere nothyng, as our Sauiour did: as to followe these actions whiche are moste singular and extraordinarie. And if these one or two examples be enough to breake the order that God hath sette, by this a man may proue that the mynisters may be fishers, and tente makers, bycause Peter and Paule (beyng ministers) did fishe and make tents. And truely these are not so extraordinary, and from the generall rule as the other be. And it was permitted in a Councell, that rather than a minister should haue two benefices, he might labour with his handes to supply his wante* 1.1 withall.

Io. Whitgifte.

Yet by these examples, & especially by the examples of Christ, it may appeare, that Ecclesiasticall persons haue vsed corporall punishments, which you call ciuill.

I knowe examples make no rule, and therfore al your argumentes out of the scrip∣tures, alleadged before to proue that the election of ministers ought to be popular, re∣ceyue the same answere that you giue to me in this place: and yet examples if they be not agaynst any commaundement, or good order established, declare what hath bene, and what vppon the lyke occasions may be done, but not what of necessitie ought to be doone. If you can proue any order of God sette downe, that an Eccle∣siasticall person may by no meanes exercise any ciuill offices, I yelde vnto you: if you can not do it, then do I alledge no examples tending to the breakyng of any order that God hath set. I knowe not why the ministers of the Gospell may not do as Peter & Paule did vpon the lyke occasion. And therfore your alledging of y^e corrupt Councel of Nice (which not withstanding you haue not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 alleaged) is not necess〈1 line〉〈1 line〉ie. I haue spoken of that Canon before, and therfore will not trouble the Reader with it nowe, being from this purpose.

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