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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.
why should I travail to stop his Throat / which (as an open sepulchre off untrue surmises) will as (seemeth) never with any reasonable answer be filled up.
why shoulde I trauaile to stop his Throate / which (as an open sepulchre off vntrw sumises) wil as (seemeth) neuer with any reasonable answer be filled vp.
And that you may have a taste off his equity: note (I beseech you) his answers unto our defence. This is well said, if unfeigned: 1These glorious words are but mists, to blind the eyes off the simple: The Anabaptists would say the like. Verily if they say so they shall detest them selves / with all their wicked phantasies: and give as sound a Confession of the truth / as the Doctor can make any. But let us imagine him self accused off all these points / which he surmiseth of us: I would gladly know / what he would answer. Let him conceive his purgation as effectually / and in as good words as he can / make all the protestations he can / offer him self to what examination he can: how easy is it for his adversary with the same equity he useth towards us / to dash all. This is well said, but it is feigned: there was never heretic, which to hide bis poison, pretended not some colour off truth, &c. And by the grace off God / we are as far / yea further also (as shall appear) from all points off Anabaptism / then he. But (saith he) let the like effects proceeding of like 2causes, and in like manner: judge the likelihood between the Anabaptists, and them. Truly if he prove the causes like / the controversy is at an ••de. And if the search off the truth had been his mark: here he ⟨image 5⟩would have begun / where the trial is certain / and not off the effects. Which although they be falsely surmised: yet some are such / as may ensue (albeit after another sort) aswell the preaching off the truth / as the publishing off falsehood.