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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That is true / whatsoever is first: and that is false / whatsoever is later.

That is true / whatsoeuer is first: and that is false / whatsoeuer is later.

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Jerome and you / confess that this was first / that the bishop was all one with the elder / and first also by the word of God / then I conclude that that is true. You both do likewise confess that it came after that one bare rule over the rest / then I conclude that that is false / for all that is false that is later. Furthermore Jerome in the same place of Titus saith after this sort. As the elders know them selves to be subject by a custom of the church unto him that is set over them: so the bishops must know that they are greater then the elders / rather by custom then by any truth of the institution of the Lord / and so they ought to govern the church in common.

Ierome and you / confesse that thys was first / that the byshop was all one with the elder / and first also by the word of God / then I conclude that that is true. You both doe likewise confesse that it came after that one bare rule ouer the rest / then I conclude that that is false / for all that is false that is later. Furthermore Ierome in the same place of Titus sayth after thys sort. As the elders know them selues to be subiect by a custome of the church vnto hym that is set ouer them: so the byshops must know that they are greater then the elders / rather by custome then by any truth of the institution of the Lord / and so they ought to gouerne the church in common.

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Now / seeing that Jerome confesseth that a bishop and an elder / by God his institution are all one / and that custom of the church hath altered this institution / for the taking away of this custom and restoring of the Lords institution / I say as our saviour Christ said / why do you break the commandments of

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