A18080:384
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
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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.
This solution / that it is not lawful for the church, nor for all the churches in there elections, to do that which was lawful for our Saviour Christ: if it do not plainly enough appear / in the examples off these two Apostles / it may be seen in the election off them all. For it is not lawful for any Apostle / or for all the Apostles / or for all the churches joined together / to appoint any to the ministry / which is not fit for the ministry / at the time when he is chosen unto it: But our Saviour Christ chose / and appointed eleven Apostles / to preach through out the whole 1world / when as they had but one only tongue / off the country where they were borne / the charge whereunto they were appointed / requiring the knowledge off many tongues. And in this example off S. Pauls calling unto the ministry / it is clear / that our Sau. Christ dealt otherwise / then S. Paul dealeth with other. For he was called to the Apostleship / as soon as ever he was called to the church? which he forbiddeth by express words / 2when he warneth / that he be no new plant, that is to say / ⟨p. CLXVIII⟩lately come to the knowledge off the truth / which is to be taken to the ministry. So that you see S. Paul dealeth otherwise with other ministers, then he was dealt withal himself.
This solution / that it is not lavvfull for the churche, nor for all the churches in there elections, to doo that vvhiche vvas lavvfull for our Sauiour Christ: yf it doo not plainlie enowghe appeare / in the examples off these two Apostles / it may be seene in the election off them all. For it is not lawfull for any Apostle / or for all the Apostles / or for all the churches ioyned together / to appointe any to the mynisterie / vvhich is not fit for the mynisterie / at the tyme when he is chosen vnto yt: But our Sauiour Christ chose / and apointed eleuen Apostles / to preache throwghe owt the vvhole 1worlde / when as they had but one onely tonge / off the contrey where they were borne / the charge wherunto they were appointed / requiring the knowledge off many tongues. And in this example off S. Paules calling vnto the mynisterie / yt is clere / that our Sau. Christ dealt otherwise / then S. Paule deaiethe withe other. For he was called to the Apostleshipp / as sone as euer he was called to the churche? whiche he forbiddethe by expresse wordes /