A18080:157
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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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.
Moreover we read / that when David had taken this counsel / to build a temple unto the lord: albeit the lord had 1revealed before in his word / that there should be such a standing place / where the ark off the covenant / and the service off god should have a certain abiding: and albeit there was no word off god / which forbade David to build the temple: yet the lord (with commendation off his good affection / and zeal he had to the advancement off his glory) concludeth ⟨p. L⟩against David his resolution to build the temple with this reason: namely / that he had given no commandment off this / who should build it.
Moreouer we reade / that when Dauid had taken this counsell / to builde a temple vnto the lorde: albeit the lorde had 1reuealed before in his worde / that there shoulde be suche a standing place / where the arke off the couenante / and the seruice off god shoulde haue a certeine abydinge: and albeit there was no worde off god / which forbad Dauid to builde the temple: yet the lorde (with commendation off his good affection / and zeale he had to the aduancement off his glorie) concludeth ⟨p. L⟩againste Dauid his resolution to builde the temple with this reason: namelie / that he had giuen no commaundement off this / who shoulde builde yt.
Where he would ground this answer / upon the words off Zuinglius: it is manifest that Zuinglius reproveth the Anabaptists / not for reasoning negatively off the authority off the scripture / but that they reasoned negatively off an act / or an example. And there is great difference between them that say / it is no contained / or it can not be concluded off any place in the scripture: therefore it is unlawful / and between the Anabaptists / which reason that therefore the baptism off children is unlawful because it is not found in the Scriptures / that the Apostles did baptize any children. Whereas if they had reasoned thus / that the baptism off young children was unlawful / forasmuch as it was not commanded in the scriptures: although the ground off their reason had been false: yet their conclusion had been fast and sure. And therefore if the answerer would have dealt truly / he should not have fathered this answer of Zuinglius / which hath no such thing) but off the Papists whose proper defence this is against those / which magnify the sufficiency of the word off God / as that which giveth men address / unto all things which are to be done.