The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Name: The second reply of Thomas Cartwright
Author: 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

Thomas Cartwright 1535–1603Heidelberg: printed by Michael Schirat, 1575

[32], DLXVI [i.e. DCLXVI], [14] p. · 302k words · STC 4714 · ESTC S107569

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What authority the church hath in making off orders. › Division 2. pag. 79.What authoritie the churche hathe in making off orders. › Diuision 2. pag. 79.

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:162p. LIII

To the third Division pag. 81. The Answerer broileth things together off the infinite mercy off god / and of repentance in a moment / of his unsearchable judgements / having neither head nor foot in his talk. And although he would seem to say somewhat against me: yet in deed he confirmeth that which I have set down. For when he saith / that the doctrine of free will being damnable of it self / doth not prejudice the mercy off God. if he mean that the merry off God embraceth him that being infected with that error / doth by no especial repentance call it back (as that which is unknown unto him:) then he fully agreeth with me. If he mean that upon special repentance / and change off mind in that point / he obtain mercy: he speaketh truly / but to no purpose off that matter which we have in hand.

To the third Diuision pag. 81. The Answerer broileth thinges togither off the infinite mercie off god / and of repentance in a moment / of his vnsearchable iudgementes / hauing neither heade nor fote in his talke. And althowghe he would seme to saie somewhat against me: yet in deede he confirmeth that which I haue set downe. For when he saithe / that the doctrine of free will being damnable of it selffe / dothe not preiudice the mercie off God. iff he meane that the merrie off God embraceth him that being infected with that error / dothe by no especiall repentaunce call it backe (as that which is vnknowen vnto him:) then he fullie agreethe with me. Iff he meane that vppon speciall repentance / and chaunge off minde in that pointe / he obteine mercie: he speaketh truelie / but to no purpose off that matter whiche we haue in hande.

:163p. LIII–LIIII

Therefore to bring some light unto those things / which the A. with his disorder / darkeneth: it is to be understanded / that first off all every transgression off the law / be it never ⟨p. LIIII⟩¹so little off it self and in the own nature / is damnable. Secondly it is to be observed / that no sin unto those which are through faith grafted into the body of Christ / can bring

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