A18080:529
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.
off whom it is written / that he brought all to the knowledge of the gospel / and that the whole city of the Edissens, having at that time given her name unto the profession off Christ, so continued unto the time wherein Eusebius wrote.
off vvhom yt is vvritten / that he browght all to the knowledge of the gospell / and that the vvhole citie of the Edissens, hauing at that time giuē her name vnto the profession off Christe, so continued vnto the time wherin Eusebius vvrote.
Where you would seem to say some great matter / when you add not at Jerusalem: it is as much as if you should say / that no town received the gospel / because Jerusalem the most murdering town in the whole world / did not: whose rebellion / and for it destruction / being foretold off our Sau. Christ / must needs follow. For touching the Apostles abode there / it was not for the hope off any plentiful harvest to be reaped in that city: But partly for that the Jews / unto whom they were sent to preach first / had their concourse thither from all corners of the world: partly to fulfil the prophecy / off the sound of the gospel from Zion / into all parts of the world: and thirdly to prepare a readier passage / for his heavy judgements to ⟨p. CCXXXVII⟩1come upon that city.
Where yow vvoulde seeme to saie some great matter / when yow add not at Ierusalem: yt is asmuche as if yow shoulde say / that no towne receiued the gospell / because Ierusalem the moste murderinge towne in the whole vvorlde / did not: vvhose rebellion / and for it destruction / beinge foretolde off our Sau. Christe / muste needes follow. For touchinge the Apostles abode there / it was not for the hope off any plentifull haruest to be reaped in that cytie: But partly for that the Iewes / vnto whom they were sente to preache first / had their concourse thether from all corners of the worlde: partly to fullfill the prophecye / off the sounde of the gospell from Syon / into all partes of the worlde: and thirdly to prepare a readier passage / for his heauy iudgementes to