T. C.
And it is to be remembred that these controuersies, for the most part, are not betwene many. For sundry of those things which are cōprehended in the answer to the Admonition, haue (as I am persuaded) few fauorers, of those especially, which are of any stayed, or soūder iudgement in ye scrip∣tures, and haue sene, or red of the gouernment, and order of other Churches: so that in deed (the fa∣ther of that answere excepted) we haue this controuersie, oftentimes, rather with the Papistes, than with those whiche professe the Gospell, as we doe.
Io. Whitgifte.
Certainly I do not willingly defend any thing against the word of God, or of mine own priuate persuasion, but I haue either sufficient warrant of the worde of God, or some godly lerned & zelous authors iudgement for the same. If I haue done otherwise I trust I shal heare of it in this booke; but I am fully persuaded that all men of stayed and sound iudgement, ioyne with me in these matters, & such especially as haue had the beste experience of the order and gouernment of other reformed Churches: for proofe whereof, I referre you to the wisest, godlyest, and best learned among the cler∣gie in this lande.