A18080:332
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.
Tract. 2. and 3. according to the D. Off election of the minister.
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.
To those which are blear eyed / one light seemeth two: and there 1fore to M. D. which hath the eye sight off his mind scattered / they seem to differ which agree well together. I well remembered what I wrote, and it hath not the weight off a feather / to overturn the election off the minister by the people. For it followeth not because one deacon is inferior to the pastor: therefore the whole church is inferior / to ether the pastor / or the deacon: or the deacon may not choose the pastor / therefore the whole church may not choose him. But this had been well concluded: one deacon is inferior to the pastor / therefore much more one of the people: and one deacon ⟨p. CXL⟩can not choose a pastor / therefore much less one off the people. Which might have been casely considered / by proportion off the body / which S. Paul doth so often point out the estate 2off the church by. For set a part the head / which is our saviour Christ: and there is no one part so noble / or so necessary / but being compared together with all the parts off the body that are under it: it giveth place / and is inferior unto them.
To those which are bleare eide / one light semeth two: and ther 1fore to M. D. which hathe the eie sight off his minde scattered / they seme to differ which agree well together. I well remembred what I wrote, and yt hathe not the weighte off a feether / to ouertourne the election off the minister by the people. For yt followethe not because one deacon is inferior to the pastor: therfore the whole churche is inferior / to ether the pastor / or the deacon: or the deacon may not chuse the pastor / therfore the whole churche may not chuse him. But this had bene wel concluded: one deacon is inferior to the pastor / therfore muche more one of the people: ād one decon ⟨p. CXL⟩can not chuse a pastor / therfore muche lesse one off the people. Which mighte haue bene casely considered / by proportion off the bodye / which S. Paule dothe so often poincte owte the estate