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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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:535p. 101

And whereas it is said for the preservation of unity / one must be over all / S. Cyprian showeth / that the unity of the church is conserved / not by having ¹one bishop over all. But by the agreement of the bishops / one with an other. For so he writeth that the church is knit and coupled together (as it were with the glue) of the bishops consenting one with an other / and as for the compounding of controversies / it is manifest / that it was not done by one bishop in a province / but those bishops which were near the place where the schism or heresy sprang.

And whereas it is sayde for the preseruation of vnitie / one must be ouer all / S. Cyprian sheweth / that the vnitie of the church is conserued / not by hauing ¹one byshop ouer all. But by the agreement of the byshops / one with an other. For so he wryteth that the church is knit and coupled together (as it were with the glew) of the byshops consenting one with an other / and as for the compounding of controuersies / it is manyfest / that it was not done by one byshop in a prouince / but those byshoppes whych were neere the place where the schisme or heresie sprang.

14. Lib. ep. 9.

:536p. 101

For / speaking of the appeasing of controversies / and schisms / and showing ¹how divers bishops were drawn into the heresy of Novatus / he saith / that the virtue and strength of the Christians was not so decayed or languished / but that there was a portion of priests / which did not give place unto those ruins / and shipwrecks of faith.

For / speaking of the appeasing of controuersies / and schismes / and shewing ¹

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