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For whereas he accuseth the Authors of the Admonition in the first leafe, as though they should condemne Doctors and Bachlers of diuinitie, and so bring in confusion of degrees, he vpon the. 5. leafe confesseth that they allow of a Doctor. Although he that taketh away degrees of Doctor or Bachler of diumine, doth not bring in confusion, nor taketh not away all degrees of schooles, espe∣cially seeing they are now made bare names without any offices, and oftentymes they are admitted to these degrees, which neyther can, nor will teach.
I say that belike they allowe of a Doctor of law, bicause they haue left that title out in their seconde edition: and haue in stead thereof placed Doctors, and Bachlers of diuinitie. The cause why you leaue so much vnto them in this barbarous opinion,* 1.1 may be coniectured, to be the repulse that you suffered when you earnestly desired the one of them. If the degrées be bestowed vpon vnworthie persons (which you are not able to proue at this day) the fault is in the persons that so bestow them, not in the de∣grees, the taking away whereof, must néedes in the ende bring in confusion and bar∣barisme: and in déede they can by no meanes stand with your platforme, and there∣fore do you here insinuate that you are content to allow all the degrées in schooles, but onely the degrées in diuinitie, and yet as I sayde before, not long since you greatly de∣sired euen the highest of them.