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.

T. C. An ansvver to that vvhich is called a briefe examination of the reasons vsed in the Admonition to the Parliament.

IF the scriptures had bin applyed to the maintenance of the abhomination of the Masse, and some* 1.1 other of the grosest of antichristianitie, you could haue sayd no more, nor vsed vehementer speache than this, that they are most vntollerably abused, and vnlearnedly applyed. And then where is charitie, which couereth the multitude of faultes, especially in brethren, when you do not only not* 1.2 couer them, but also take away their garmentes whereby they are couered. I will not denie, but that there be some few places quoted, which might haue bin spared, but there are a great number, whiche (M. Doctor) tosseth and throweth away so lightly, which he shall perceiue to sit nearer him than he is, or at the least seemeth to be aware of. And to bring to passe that the quotations in the margent mighte appeare to the reader more absurd, M Doctor hathe besides the * 1.3 aduantage which he taketh of the faults of the Printer, vsed two vnlawfull practises especially. Wherof the one is, that whereas the Admonition doth quote the scripture, not only to proue the matters which it handleth▪ but sometimes also to note the place from whence the phrase of speach is taken, M. Doctor dothe go about to make his reader beleeue, that those places whiche bee alleadged for proofe of the * 1.4 phrase, are quoted for proofe of the matter. The other practise is, that where the Ad∣monition for the shortnesse which it promiseth, and was necessarie in that case, could not applie the places, M. Doctor presuming too muche of the ignorance of his reader, thought he mighte make him beleeue, that any thing else was meant by those places, than that whiche they meant in deede, and for which they were alleadged. And where you say the quotations are only to delude such. &c. I see you hold it no fault in your selfe, which you condemne so precisely in others, that is, to iudge before the time, to sit in the conscience, to affirme definitely of their thoughts, contrary to their owne protestation. But seeing you lift vp our imperfections so high▪ and set them as it were vpon a stage for all men to be looked of, to the discredite of the truth which we do mainteyne, you shal not thinke much if your pouertie be pointed vnto, in those things wherein you would carrie so great counte∣nance of store.

Notes

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  Vaine shifts to coloure the vn apt allegati〈1 line〉〈1 line〉s of scriptu〈1 line〉〈1 line〉es by the 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Charitie do〈1 line〉〈1 line〉he not couer open and notorious faults.
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  Pro. 10.
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  There is no su〈1 line〉〈1 line〉e aduantage taken.
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  Scriptures al∣ledged for profe of the phrase.