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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.
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 the second if which is of corruption off religion: I say / that if / the corruption be such / as destroyeth the foundations / as in the Arians (which overthrow the person off Christ) as in the Papists (which overthrow the office off Christ): they being no church / ought to have no privilege off the church. If the corruption touch not the heart / and bowels off Religion / but as a scab / feedeth off the outward parts / to the deforming only off the body thereof / as the churches off the Jews in times past / which thought the ceremonial law off meats / and drinks / and days not taken away: and as some off the churches both Jews / and Gentiles / which thought it lawful to have many wives at once: thes and such life / because they take not away the title off the church / they can not bar them from their interest they have in ⟨p. CXLVII⟩choice off there minister• / and if they choose such a one / as is no• fit: the magistrate is to hinder such elections / and to drive them to an other. whereunto what you answer / shall be considered when I come to that place.
To the second yf vvhich is of corruption off religion: I say / that if / the corruptiō be suche / as destreiethe the foundatiōs / as in the Arrians (whiche ouerthrow the person off Christ) as in the Papistes (which ouerthrow the office off Christ): they being no church / owght to haue no priuiledge off the church. If the corruption touche not the harte / and bowels off Religion / but as a scabb / feadeth off the owtward partes / to the deforming onely off the bodie theroff / as the churches off the Iewes in times past / vvhich thowght the ceremoniall law off meates / and drinkes / and daies not taken away: and as some off the churches bothe Iewes / and Gentiles / vvhich thowght it lawfull to haue many vviues at once: thes and suche life / because they take not awaie the title off the church / they can not barr them from their interest they haue in ⟨p. CXLVII⟩choise off there minister• / and if they chuse suche a one / as is no• fitt: the magistrate is to hinder suche elections / and to driue them to an other. vvherunto vvhat yowe answere / shalbe considered vvhen I come to that place.