A18080:1205
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Through desire off making no great change off the order laid forth by the Doctor / whereby the reader should be much troubled in collation of our books: and partly for that my papers went so soon to the print• whereby I could not correct that my self afterward misliked at is come to pas that there are divers things wherein by order, it might have been, better provided for memory. Which, I have partly endeavoured to help, by this direction: whereby it shall not be uneasy, to find any off the principal points, contained in this book.
Throwgh desire off making no great chaunge off the order laid forth by the Doctor / vvherby the reader should be muche troubled in collatiō of our bokes: and partly for that my papers vvent so sone to the print• vvherby I could not correct that my self aftervvard misliked at is come to pas that there are diuers thinges vvherin by order, it might haue bene, better prouided for memory. VVhich, I haue partly endeuoured to help, by this direction: vvherby yt shall not be vneasy, to finde any off the principal pointes, conteined in this book.
The scripture is a perfect rule off all actions / which can fall into mans life / aswell in defining things / unvariable / as in giving rules / whereby things variable by circumstance / may be compassed page lvij. &c. Whether refer that / wherein is showed what of Moses law remaineth / page xciij. Likewise that the Acts of the Apostles / are necessary for us to follow page clv. As appeareth namely / in the government off the church disputed throughout the whole book: and in that community they used / which is not now Anabaptisticall cc. viij. Hither also refer / that it is the virtue off a good law: to leave as little as may be / in the discretion off the judge xciiij. Also that it is one thing to be expressed: and an other / to be commanded in the scripture xlv.