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Name: A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to…
Author: Thomas Cartwright

A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.

Thomas Cartwright 1535–1603printed by John Stroud?, 1573

[4], 224 p. · 181k words · STC 4712 · ESTC S120563

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[ Earlier:398–413 of 1,019

:398p. 73

Seeing that therefore this kind of ceremonies in apparel / harden the harts of the papists / and cause them to be the stiffer in their popery / hinder the weak from profiting in the knowledge of the gospel / grieve the minds of the godly / are occasion of an evil opinion unto them of their ministers / we think that these ceremonies are to be removed / as not only not profitable (which they ought to be) but hurtful / if not to the ministers them selves that use them / yet to their people to whom they are commanded by God to have regard unto / in these things that are indifferent in their own natures. Now I will come to that which you set down.

Seeing that therfore this kinde of ceremonies in apparel / harden the harts of the papistes / and cause them to be the stiffer in their poperie / hinder the weake from profiting in the knowledge of the gospel / greue the mindes of the godly / are occasion of an euill opinion vnto them of their ministers / we thincke that these ceremonies are to be remoued / as not only not profitable (which they oughte to be) but hurtfull / if not to the ministers them selues that vse them / yet to their people to whome they are commaunded by God to haue regarde vnto / in these thyngs that are indifferent in their owne natures. Nowe I will come to that whych you set downe.

:399p. 73

The places alleged by the admonition / with others / which may be cited / howsoever you deride them / are notwithstanding probable conjectures / that neither Samuel / nor the apostles / nor our saviour Christ / did wear any distinct apparel from others / which lived in their times. For if Samuel being then the ¹seer / had had a several apparel / which was proper to the seers / it is not like that Saul would have asked of him self where his house was. And if the apostles ²had worn a several apparel from the rest / they should not have been esteemed by so general and uncertain a note / as of speaking somewhat broadly / or as I may term it / Northenly / for it had been a surer note to have said thou art one of his apostles / because none weareth this apparel but his apostles / where there was a great number that spake Galilean like / which were not of his apostles / nor disciples neither. But let these go. You say our saviour Christ had a several

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