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The replye vnto the answer pag. j. &c.
FOr the foure fyrst sectyons / being either false accusations / bare repetitions off my wordes / or profes off thinges which I haue set downe and confesse: I will not answer. His fifte section answerethe not any thin∣ge / to diuers reasons which I haue set downe / to proue that this cause can not be charged with disorder / whose whole worke is / that nothing be donne owte off pla∣ce / owte off tyme / besides the boundes off euerie one His se∣uerall callinge. in the 6. sectyon 4. pag. he falling to railing / doothe gwilfully passe by the reason which I haue alledged / why this doctine which we mainteine / can not be thowght enemy vnto princes / seing yt was a freende to princes / when princes where enemies vnto it. For him selfe can not denie but the gouernement by elders / the choise off the ministers by the churche / the moste off those thinges which he especially supposeth to haue warre with the ciuile magistrate / and are in controuersie betweene vs / were in the tymes off the Apost∣ells / when they being troden vnder feete off the ciuile Magi∣strate / did neuer lifte vpp their heele againste his power.
And where he saithe / it is no plaine dealing to drawe that to this cause / which is trewly spoken off the gospell: he needed not to haue charged vs with wante of plaine dealing / seing we offer to shew the discipline to be a parte off the go∣spell / and therfore to haue a comon cause / so that in the repul∣se of the discipline / the gospell receiueth a checke.
That the discipline off the church / is not in the nomber of