A18080:1161
The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright
The second reply of Thomas Cartwright: against Master Doctor Whitgiftes second answer, touching the Church disciplineThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright: agaynst Maister Doctor Whitgiftes second answer, touching the Churche discipline
Heidelberg: printed by Michael Schirat, 1575
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Chap. 4. Divis. 1. pag. 422.
Chap. 4. Diuis. 1. pag. 422.
That the Bishop is directly against the D. in affirming that there be no Apostles, Evangelists, or Prophets, 1is manifest. his shift wherewith he would accord him self with the bishop: is is before bewrayed. That the taking away off the Apostles / Prophets / and Evangelists / hindereth 2not the perfect number off preaching ministers hath been declared: beside ⟨p. DCXXXIIII⟩that it is gross to say that the division is not perfect because certain parts of it are not now extant: as if the law of dividing extended not it self to things both past / and to come. He that parteth the church into that before: and under the Gospel: doth he therefore make an evil partition / because there is now no church before the Gospel / that is / under or before the law? Here the D. leaveth 3the bishop to his own defence / touching that he affirmed a bishop not contained in the place to the Ephes. The division there being given (as hath been said) off those ministers only which with government handle the word: both here / and in the fifth division the D. doth but trifle in the examples off the elder and deacon: seeing we hold / and will (God willing) show them not to have to do with the word. Where hereupon he would bring in his archbishop, and archdeacon: it is but repetition off that abefore / where he hath answer. If there be a preaching elder, not contained under a Pastor: seeing he maketh a Pastor. and Doctor all one (onles he fly to his fancy off Apostles / &c.) there is by his saying a preaching ministry / not taught in the scripture. If there be / let him show it.