A18080:264
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.
Secondly / it was necessary to use that exposition / notwithstanding that the punishment of the law by death remained. For beside that the Jews / being under the government off the Romans had those civill punishments by death / suspended upon 1the pleasure off their officers / which were often corrupted: our sa. Christ (foreseeing all things) did foresee / what looseness would follow in this behalf. And therefore as the office off a Good Doctor required / he instructed the conscience / and taught / ⟨p. CV⟩that albeit the Magistrate failed / in the execution of the law / yet that the former yoke being broken / men were at their liberty / to enter into a new contract of marriage with other. Whereby he met with the corrupt opinion off those / which dream that the knot of marriage / is not cut a sunder by adultery / during the life of the parties married. Of the authorities which are brought / to prove that the punishments by death off the law off God / are taken away there is not one only / but Cyril / which maketh against this cause / yea which doth not ether in part / or altogether / overturn his assertion.
Secondly / yt was necessarie to vse that exposition / notwithstanding that the punishement of the lawe by death remained. For beside that the Iewes / being vnder the gouernement off the Romanes had those ciuill punishements by death / suspended vpon 1the pleasure off their officers / which were often corrupted: our sa. Christe (forseing all thinges) did forsee / what loosenes would followe in this behalfe. And therfore as the office off a Good Doctor required / he instructed the conscience / and taught / ⟨p. CV⟩that albeit the Magistrate failed / in the execution of the lawe / yet that the former yoke being broken / men were at their libertie / to enter into a newe contract of mariadge with other. Whereby he met with the corrupt opinion off those / which dreame that the knot of mariadge / is not cut a sunder by adulterie / durīg the life of the parties maried. Of the autorities which are brought / to proue that the punishements by death off the lawe off God / are taken away there is not one onely / but Cyrill / which maketh agaynst this cause / yea which doth not ether in part / or alltogether / ouerturne his assertion.