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. 79. page / and holding on unt…: To the next section beginning at the. 79. page / and holding on until the. 82. page.Reply › To the next section beginning at the. 79. page / and holding on vnt…: To the next section beginning at the. 79. page / and holding on vntill the. 82. page.

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:706p. 140

In the. 187. page / he citeth M. Calvin in the. 13. chap. section. 32. to prove that women may teach: wherein I marvel what he meaneth so to allege M. Calvin continually / he allegeth the. 13. chapter and no book / as though he had written but one book / and in deed there is no such thing in no such chapter of any book of his institutions / or in any other place throughout his whole works / as I am persuaded. If this fault had been but twice or thrice / I would have thought it had been the printers / but now that it is continual and so oftentimes / surely he giveth great suspicion / that either some body hath mocked him with these places / or else he would abuse others / and especially him that should answer his book / setting him to seek that he should never find.

In the. 187. page / he citeth M. Caluin in the. 13. chap. section. 32. to proue that women may teach: wherein I maruell what he meaneth so to alledge M. Caluin continually / he alledgeth the. 13. chapter and no booke / as thoughe he had wrytten but one boke / and in deede there is no such thing in no such chapter of any boke of hys institutions / or in any other place throughout his whole workes / as I am perswaded. If this faulte had bene but twise or thrise / I woulde haue thought it had bene the printers / but now that it is continuall and so oftentimes / surely he geueth great suspition / that eyther some bodye hathe mocked hym wyth these places / or els he would abuse others / and especially him that should answer hys boke / setting him to seeke that he should neuer finde.

:707p. 140–141

As for M. Calvins judgement / what it is of women's preaching / it may ¹appear by that he will not by any means / no not in the time of necessity (as they term it) suffer either woman or any lay man to baptise or minister any sacrament / and therefore not to preach. And as for the examples of Mary the sister of Moses / of Olda / of Anna / and the daughters of Philip the evangelist / which are all called prophetesses (for I think M. doctor meaneth these examples) as for them I say / it will be hard for to show that they ever prophesied / or taught openly in any public meeting or congregation. But the surer answer is / that although

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