A18080:1187
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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Where he saith riches, fair houses, and costly furniture be no hinderances to a godly man, to do his duty: oneles he say a bishop / and by reason / off his ministry / he speaketh not to purpose. if so: then it is before confuted / and more at large pursued off the foresaid book off discipline. That Hypocrisy and pride, lieth hid under the name off poverty, is from the matter / not only because the poverty which ⟨p. DCLII⟩the Council speaketh of / is none such / that had not sufficient and honest maintenance (as may appear in eAugustine's manner off living / which was at the making off the Carthage Canons): but also because they spake not off a pretended poverty / but off that which (meet for the estate off a bishop) should be no further in show / then in deed. Although it were better for the church / that this pride lay hid: then to have so many witnesses off it / in their houses hanged. Their tables and cupboards spread / their garments died with it / and their manner off life both at home and abroad proclaiming it. He saith also that bishops were wealthy then: because feasting was forbidden them. In deed they were wealthy stewards / but poor lords: great Bailiffs / but small proprietaries This he might well have gathered / which is true: that even then / there were which (not content with an honest maintenance) aspired to further magnificence in their houses / household stuff / and fare / then was sitting for bishops: and that under colour off getting estimation to their office. which appeareth both in the for said canons made for that purpose: and in fJerome.
Where he saith riches, faire houses, and costly furniture be no hinderances to a godly man, to doo his dewtie: oneles he say a bishop / and by reason / off his ministrie / he speaketh not to purpose. yf so: then yt is before confuted / and more at large purswed off the forsaide book off discipline. That Hypocrisie and pride, lieth hyd vnder the name off pouertie, ys from the matter / not onely because the pouertie which ⟨p. DCLII⟩the Councell speaketh of / is none such / that had not sufficiēt and honest maintenance (as may appeare in