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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.
And where as he saith / that he which is assured off an inward calling, need not to doubt of his outward: you should understand that the assurance of the inward calling / dependeth a great part of the outward. for albeit the sprite of God worketh that assurance: yet he worketh by the outward means of the judgement of the elders / and off the church / touching his aptness for the ministry: whilst he considereth / that that calling is not the calling off men / but off God through the ministry of men. Nether is there any one (except those which are called extraordinarily) which can have assurance off any inward calling / but by the means off outward. For if he were assured that God had called him / without the calling off men; he ought to obey his voice / although men would ⟨p. CCLXI⟩not call him. So that this not distinction / but separation off the knowledge off an inward calling / from the outward / is not only absurd: but confirmeth the Anabaptists / which boast off an inward calling / where no calling off the church went before.
And vvhere as he saith / that he which is assured off an inward calling, need not to doubte of his owtward: yow should vnderstand that the assurāce of the inward calling / depēdeth a great parte of the owtward. for allbeyt the sprite of God worketh that assurance: yet he worketh by the owtward means of the iudgemēt of the elders / ād off the church / touching his aptnes for the ministrie: whileste he considereth / that that calling is not the calling off men / but off God throwgh the ministerie of men. Nether is there any one (excepe those vvhich are called extraordinaryly) vvhich can haue assurance off any inward calling / but by the means off owtwarde. For if he were assured that God had called him / without the calling off men; he owght to obey his voice / althowgh men would ⟨p. CCLXI⟩not call him. So that this not distinction / but seperation off the knowledge off an inward calling / from the owtward / is not onely absurde: but confirmeth the Anabaptistes / which boste off an inward calling / where no calling off the church wente before.