A18080:468
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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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 the person off our Saviour Christ which chose / with whom none might be joined in commission / and the person off the Apostles / which could not be chosen of any but off God: did sufficiently off them selves / without further addition / argue the sole election off our Saviour Christ. But in the 14. Acts / seeing nether the Apostles which did choose / were such as might not be accompanied off the church / nor the Ministers that were chosen off such degree / as might not likewise fall into the choice off the church: and considering also that all the elections off the ministry spoken off before / in which the Apostles had to do / were by consent of the church: it is clear that if S. Lukes meaning had been / to tie this election as straight unto Pau. and Barn. as the other to our Sau. Christ: he would have put in words which might as clearly have declared that meaning in this / as the circumstances of the persons do in the other.
Secondly the person off our Sauiour Christe whiche chose / with whome none mighte be ioined in commission / and the person off the Apostels / whiche coulde not be chosen of any but off God: did sufficientlie off them selues / withowte further addition / argue the sole election off our Sauiour Christe. But in the 14. Actes / seinge nether the Apostels vvhiche did chuse / vvere suche as mighte not be accompanied off the churche / nor the Mynisters that were chosen off suche degree / as mighte not likewise fall into the choise off the churche: and consideringe also that all the elections off the ministerie spoken off before / in whiche the Apostels had to doo / vvere by consente of the churche: yt is cleare that if S. Lukes meaninge had beene / to tye this election as streighte vnto Pau. and Barn. as the other to our Sau. Christe: he woulde haue put in vvordes vvhich mighte as clearly haue declared that meaninge in this / as the circūstances of the persons doo in the other.
Thirdly if this word which noteth the choice by voices / ⟨p. CCVII⟩should be restrained unto Paul / and Barnabas: then also the word which declareth that they prayed should only be restrained