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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Reply › To the next section beginning at the. 64. page / and holding on unt…: To the next section beginning at the. 64. page / and holding on until the. 77. pages.Reply › To the next section beginning at the. 64. page / and holding on vnt…: To the next section beginning at the. 64. page / and holding on vntill the. 77. pages.

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:607p. 119

Furthermore / he sayeth that the church is not governed by names / but by offices: so is it in deed. And if the office of an archbishop or archdeacon can be showed / we will not strive for the name / but for so much as all the needful offices of the church together with their names / are mentioned in the scripture / it is truly said / that both the offices and names of archbishop and archdeacon / (being not only not contained in them / but also condemned) ought to be banished out of the church.

Furthermore / he sayeth that the church is not gouerned by names / but by offices: so is it in deede. And if the office of an archbyshop or archdeacon can be shewed / we will not striue for the name / but for so much as all the nedefull offices of the church togither wyth their names / are mentioned in the scripture / it is truly sayde / that bothe the offices and names of archbyshop and archdeacon / (being not only not contained in them / but also condēned) ought to be banished out of the churche.

:608p. 119

Last of all / he saith / that Anacletus (if there be any weight in his words) nameth an archb. I have before showed what weight there is in his words / and I refuse not that he be weighed with the bishops own weights / which he giveth us in the handling of the article of the supremacy / and in the. 223. and 224. pages / by the which weights appeareth / that this Anacletus is not only light / but a plain counterfeit.

Last of all / he sayth / that Anacletus (if there be any waight in his words) nameth an archb. I haue before shewed what waighte there is in his woordes / and I refuse not that he be weyghed wyth the byshops owne weightes / whych he geueth vs in the handling of the article of the supremacye / and in the. 223. and 224. pages / by the whych waightes appeareth / that thys Anacletus is not only lyght / but a plaine counterfait.

:609p. 119

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