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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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:577p. 111

Now you see what authority we allow amongst the ministers / both in their several churches / or in provincial synods / or national / or general / or what so ever other meetings shall be advised of for the profit and edifying of the church / and withal you see / that as we are far from this tyranny and excessive power which now is in the church / so we are (by the grace of God) as far from confusion and disorder / wherein you travel so much to make us to seem guilty.

Now you see what authoritie we allow amongst the ministers / both in their seuerall churches / or in prouinciall sinodes / or nationall / or generall / or what so euer other meetinges shall be aduised of for the profite and edifying of the church / and withall you see / that as we are farre from thys tyranny and excessiue power which now is in the church / so we are (by the grace of God) as farre from confusion and disorder / wherein you trauell so much to make vs to seeme giltie.

:578p. 111–112

M. Doctor reasoneth again / that Paul an Apostle / and in the highest degree of ministry / was superior to Timothy and Titus Evangelists / and so in a lower degree of ministry / therefore one minister is superior to an other / ⟨p. 112⟩one bishop to an other bishop / which are all one office / and one function. As if I should say my Lord Mayor of London is above the sheriffs / therefore one sherif is superior to an other. Again / an other argument he hath of the same strength. Titus being an Evangelist / was superior to all the pastors in Crete / which was a degree under the Evangelists / therefore one pastor must be superior unto an other pastor. And that he was superior / he proveth because he had authority to ordain pastors / so that the print of the archbishop is so deeply set in his head / that hereof he can imagine nothing / but that Titus should be archbishop of all Crete.

M. Doctor reasoneth agayne / that Paule an Apostle / and in the highest degree of ministerie / was superior to Timothe and Titus Euangelistes / and so in a lower degree of mynisterie / therefore one mynister is superior to an other /

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