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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
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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.
Where I suppose him / to attribute the order off church matters / unto the Bishops / which he parteth with the prince / and other wise men (albeit it will appear / that he shutteth out divers / which have interest in that consultation:) yet he might have some cause to complain in that behalf / and it was I confess / my oversight.
Where I suppose him / to attribute the order off church matters / vnto the Bishoppes / which he parteth with the prince / and other wise men (albeit yt will appeare / that he shutteth owt diuers / which haue interest in that consultation:) yet he might haue some cawse to complaine in that behalfe / and yt was I confesse / my ouersight.
Unto the two next divisions / pag. 117 / &c. Where I have showed the places off Deut. 4. 12. are still in force / against the error off the A. which (in saying / that in the time of the Jews, and during that estate, it was not lawful to add any thing, &c.) giveth to understand / that ⟨p. XCIII⟩we are not so strictly bound unto it at this time: he answereth / that he applied that rule, unto the law off faith, and manners▪ but he should have understanded / that in restraining the rule after that sort / thereby shutting out the laws off making orders / and ceremonies off the church: he still falleth into that fault / whereof he is accused. For having showed / that not only in things which he calleth matters off faith / and manners / but even in the variable Ceremonies off the church / there is a word off God: it is also true / that he is accursed, which in making orders off the church / followeth not the rule off the laws off God / provided in that behalf. And I having showed / that the Jews them selves had certain Ecclesiastical Ceremonies in marriage / burial / &c. which are not expressly commanded unto them: if they (as he confesseth) had address out off the word off God / for all their laws off what sort soever and this curse fell off them / if in their variable laws they ether added or diminished from the word of God: it must needs follow / that the Christians now in their variable laws / both have a word to direct them / and a curse for either adding / or diminishing from that word. Onles he will say / that the Christians / in things which were a like left unto the liberty off them / and the Jews / are less bound to follow the prescript off the word off God / then were the Jews: which is absurd.