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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
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.
And surely / if there ever had been any time / wherein the magistrates sword might have rested / and rusted in the sheathe: the time off the law / of all had been fittest: when the lord / did so visibly sit in his judgment seat / and him self in proper ⟨p. CXII⟩person / hold the assize / and gaile delivery. The causes off that diversity / between the law / and the Gospel / which I have alleged / may be fetched from those learned men / which handle this point: it is enough for me / so to have helped the answerer out / with that which he travailed with: that I have not only showed / how this cause is nothing hindered / but greatly helped thereby.
And surely / if there euer had beene any time / vvherin the magistrates svvorde mighte haue rested / and rusted in the sheathe: the time off the lawe / of all had beene fitteste: vvhen the lorde / did so visiblye sit in his iudgmente seat / and him selfe in proper ⟨p. CXII⟩person / holde the assise / and gaile deliuerie. The causes off that diuersitie / betwene the lawe / and the Gospell / whiche I haue alledged / maye be fetched from those lerned men / whiche handle this poincte: yt is enowghe for me / so to haue helped the answerer owte / withe that whiche he trauailed with: that I haue not onelie shewed / howe this cause is nothinge hindered / but greatly helped therby.
If the plain words off the Prophet Zechariah / will not serve for our purpose: what shall become off your cause / that hath never a word of the scripture? let us then hear / why it will not serve. Because forsooth by that means, the parents should have power of death upon their children: and therefore their must some other sense be sought / then that which the words do purport. Whereunto I answer / that Moses showing what ought be 1done / against those false teachers / which go about secretly / to withdraw from the true worship of God: saith / that although he be his brother / his soon / his daughter / or his wife / he shall not spare / but fill them. Tell men owe I pray you / doth not Moses mean there truly / and as his words sound / that the false teacher shall die? If you dare not deny it: then you see / your reason which you here assign / is nothing worth: for there also / it is commanded to the father / to kill his son.