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.

Io. Whitgifte.

Reading is not feeding, and reading is beare feeding, be both vntruthes, and derogate from the Maiestie and dignitie of the worde of God: but yet in these speaches there is contrarietie, for bare féeding is féeding. What they ment by, not feeding, their words following doe declare, for (say they) it is as euill as playing vpon a stage and worse to. &c.* 1.1 whereof I haue spoken before. But whilst-you go about to excuse them of contrarie∣tie, you fall into it your selfe, for page. 158. of your booke, comparing the reading of the Scriptures, with reading of Homilies, yeu say, that the worde of God is also plaine and easie to be vnderstanded, & such as giueth vnderstanding to Idiots and to the simple. &c. And now you say, that there is not enough in the reading of the scrptures, to keepe the people from famish∣ment. &c. the which how farre it differeth, from your former words, no man is so blind* 1.2 that can not sée. Beside this, it is a Popish, and an vngodly opinion, contrarie to the worthinesse and profitablenesse of the Scriptures: contrarie to the wordes of Christ* 1.3 Iohn. 5. Search the Scripture, &c. contrarie to the wordes of the Apostle. 2. Tim. 3. Omnis* 1.4 scriptura diuinitùs inspirata. &c. And contrarie to all that, that I haue alleaged before for the reading of the Scriptures, to the which for the further confutation of this vn∣godly error, I do referre the Reader.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The Replier falleth into contrarietie whiles he see∣keth to cleare the Admoni∣tion of it.
• * 1.2

  Pag. 158. Lin. 15. &c.
• * 1.3

  Iobn. 5.
• * 1.4

  2. Tim. 3. Tract. 13.