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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Paul driving hereunto / willeth ¹that one should tarry for an other / reprehending that when one preventeth and cometh before an other / saying: that that is to take every man his own supper / and not to celebrate the Lords supper. Not that so many men or women as there came / so many tables were / for that had not been possible in so great assemblies / but that they sorted them selves into certain companies / and that they came scattering one after an other / and that in stead of making one supper of the Lord / they did make divers.

Paul dryuing heereunto / willeth ¹that one shoulde tary for an other / reprehending that when one preuenteth and commeth before an other / saying: that that is to take euery man hys owne supper / and not to celebrate the Lords supper. Not that so many men or women as there came / so many tables were / for that had not bene possible in so great assemblyes / but that they sorted them selues into certayne companyes / and that they came scattering one after an other / and that in stead of making one supper of the Lord / they dyd make dyuers.

11. Cor. 11. 33.

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These things being considered / the reason which the Admonition useth in the 185. page / where this matter is spoken of / which is / drink you all of this / is not so ridiculous as M. Doctor maketh it. For although that it do neither prove that 12. or 20. or any other definite number must of necessity receive / yet it proveth that as all they which were present / did communicate: And so as many as in the church are fit to receive the sacraments / or may conveniently receive them together / should follow that example in celebrating the supper together. And it is probably to be thought / that if our saviour Christ had not been restrained by the law of God touching the passover unto his own family and to as many only as would serve to eat up a Lamb by them selves / that he would

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