A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to…A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to…

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:464–479 of 1,019

:464p. 87

Now will I reason also after this sort out of the place of the Ephesians and Corinthians joined together. There is no function but hath gifts fit and apt to discharge it / annexed and given unto it: whereupon the Apostle by a Metonymy / doth call the Apostles / Prophets. &c. gifts / because they have always gifts joined with them. This being granted (as no man can deny it) I reason thus.

Now will I reason also after thys sorte out of the place of the Ephesians and Corinthyans ioyned together. There is no function but hathe giftes fitte and apte to discharge it / annexed and geuen vnto it: whereuppon the Apostle by a Metonomy / doth call the Apostles / Prophets. &c. giftes / because they haue alwayes giftes ioyned with them. Thys being graunted (as no man can deny it) I reason thus.

:465p. 87–88

Those functions only are sufficient for the church / which have all the gifts needful / either for the ministering of the word and sacraments / or for the government of the church: but all these functions reckoned of S. Paul to ⟨p. 88⟩the Ephesians / with those which S. Paul calleth antilepseis, and kyberneseis ¹(which are the deacons and elders) have the gifts needful / either for the government of the church / either else for the ministering of the word and sacraments: therefore these functions only are sufficient for the church / for it is a superfluous thing to make more offices / then there be gifts to furnish them / for so they that should have them / should rather be idols then officers. And therefore for as much as there is no gift which falleth not into some of these functions / it is altogether a vain and unprofitable thing / to bring more offices and functions into the church besides these.

Those functions only are suffycient for the church / which haue all the gifts needefull / eyther for the mynistring of the worde and sacramentes / or for the gouernement of the churche: but all these functions reckened of S. Paule to

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