A18080:174
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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The next argument / which he saith is evil framed / is apparent. Wheresoever faith is wanting / there is sin: in every action not commanded / faith is wanting: therefore in every action not commanded / there is sin. To this be answereth: that the words off Saint Paul (not to be 1off faith) signify that we ought to do nothing / against our conscience. Which both is very absurd / and overthroweth the sense off the Apostle. For having showed / that he which doth any thing doubtingly / is condemned: he assigneth immediately / this to be the reason / because he doth it not off faith. So that the Apostle calleth that done not off faith / which is done doubtingly: But he is said to do against conscience / which having his knowledge / and persuasion settled / goeth against it.
The next argument / which he saithe is euill framed / is apparant. Wheresoeuer faithe is wantinge / there is synne: in euery action not commaunded / faithe is wantinge: therfore in euery action not commaunded / there is sinne. To this be answereth: that the wordes off Saint Paul (not to be 1off faithe) signifie that we ought to doo nothinge / against our conscience. Which both is very absurde / and ouerthroweth the sense off the Apostle. For hauinge shewed / that he which doothe any thing doubtingly / is condemned: he assigneth immediately / this to be the reason / because he dooth it not off faithe. So that the Apostle calleth that doone not off faithe / which is doone doubtingly: But he is sayde to doo agaynst conscience / which hauinge his knowledge / and persuasion setled / goeth agaynst yt.
- 114. Rom.
And where he saith / that the words going before (which are Blessed is he that condemneth not him self, in the thing which he alloweth) do prove that sense off his: it is spoken without all consideration off the place For how cometh it to pass / that he rather referreth these words off Saint Paul not to be off faith, to this sentence / which is