A18080:503
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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Where I alleged for the establishing off that which he calleth a mandatum out off the ceremonial law, that the ground of children's baptism, standeth upon the ceremony off Circumcision: He answering that circumcision was a figure off baptism, but that the Levitical priesthood was no figure off the Ministry off the Gospel, is deceived. For certain things in the Ministry off the law / were figures off things in the Ministry off the Gospel: as their anointing / signified that none may be admitted unto the 1ministry off the Gospel / but those which have gifts meet for that purpose / as our Saviour Christ him self out off Isaiah expoundeth it. Even their sacrifices (which off all other things are 2furthest from the ministry of the gospel) shadowed out the mortifying off sin / by the sword off the word off God: that the ministers might offer the people unto God / an acceptable sacrifice through Jesus Christ / as appeareth by Saint Paul. And 3the laws off the levitical priesthood / are not only figures off our ministry: but often times also / rules to direct it by. therefore as off that Aaron toke not upon him the priesthood / before he was called off God / the writer unto the Hebrews concluded / 4the calling off our Saviour Christ to his priesthood / so far different from the priesthood off Aaron: so we conclude / that no man may put his foot into the ministry / oneles he be called. Thes arguments if Master W. answer be good / are avoided with a flout / that they be a mandatum out off the books off Leviticus, and Numbers: that they carry us to Judaism, &c.
Where I alledged for the establishing off that vvhich he calleth a mandatum owt off the ceremoniall law, that the grovvnd of childrens baptisme, standeth vpon the ceremony off Circumcision: He answering that circumcision was a figure off baptisme, but that the Leuiticall priesthood was no figure off the Ministery off the Gospell, is deceiued. For certein thinges in the Ministrie off the lawe / were figures off thinges in the Ministrie off the Gospell: as their anointinge / signified that none maie bee admitted vnto the 1