A18080:255
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.
Again / this opinion is injurious unto the death / and whole appearing / off the Son of God in flesh. For where he appeared for this cause / that he might destroy sin / which is the 1work off the Devil: the Answerer in his imagination of choice / which he leaveth to the Magistrate / touching the putting of such horrible offenders to death / doth at unawares as much as in him lieth / make our Sa. Christ build again that kingdom of sin / which he hath destroyed. For when both in common reason / and by the manifest word off God before alleged / the Lord giveth 2this blessing unto the punishment of such grievous offenders by death / that others not only which see / but also which hear off them / have the bridle off fear put upon them / whereby they are withholden from the like crimes: it must needs follow that whosoever maketh our Saviour Christ / author of this looseness / in punishing such offenders: maketh him forthwith / to lose the bridle / whereby others are stayed / from throwing them selves down the hill off wickedness / which was before committed. And what is / if this be not / to make our saviour Christ / a troubler off common wealths?
Againe / this opinion ys iniurious vnto the death / and whole appearing / off the sonne of God in fleshe. For where he appepeared for this cause / that he might destroy sinne / which is the 1worck off the Deuill: the Answerer in his imagination of choise / which he leueth to the Magistrate / towching the putting of suche horrible offēders to death / doth at vnawares as muche as in him lieth / make our Sa. Christe build againe that kingdome of sinne / which he hath destroyed. For when bothe in common reason / and by the manifest word off God before alledged / the Lord giueth 2this blessing vnto the punishement of suche greiuous offenders by death / that others not onely which see / but also which heare off them / haue the bridell off feare put vppon them / whereby they are withholden from the like crimes: yt must nedes followe that whosoeuer maketh our Sauiour Christ / autor of this loosenes / in punishing suche offenders: maketh him forthwith / to lose the bridell / whereby others are staied / from throwing them selues downe the hill off wickednes / which was before committed. And what is / if this be not / to make our sauiour Christe / a troubler off common wealthes?