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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.
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.
Where you conclude that it was in power off the civill magistrate to order that matter / because the Emperors made laws off ⟨p. CCLII⟩the election, which they would not have done, if it had been ordered by the word off God: you are to far wide. For we read that Aza made a law / that who soever did not seek the Lord / should die. 1And there are laws made with us that men shall hear the word off God / and receive the sacraments: and yet thes things are commanded of God / and unchangeable: nether is it at the pleasure off any magistrate to order them otherwise. If the reasons which Musc. bringeth for conformation off the election off the church / can be answered / then I will leave them / and follow his authority: otherwise I account that although he wrestle with it with his left hand / yet he upholdeth it with his right.
Where yow conclude that yt was in powre off the ciuill magistrate to order that matter / because the Emperours made lawes off ⟨p. CCLII⟩the election, which they woulde not haue doone, yff yt had bene ordered by the worde off God: yow are to farre wyde. For wee reade that Aza made a lawe / that who soeuer did not seeke the Lord / should die. 1And there are lawes made with vs that men shall heare the worde off God / and receiue the sacramentes: and yet thes thinges are commaunded of God / and vnchangable: nether is yt at the pleasure off any magistrate to order them otherwise. Yf the reasons vvhich Musc. bringeth for conformacion off the election off the churche / can be answered / then I will leaue them / and followe his authoritie: otherwise I accounte that althowghe he wrastel with it vvith his lefte hand / yet he vpholdeth yt with his righte.
- 1Chron. 2. 15. 13.