A18080:625
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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Therefore to conclude / seeing that the election off the church ⟨p. CCXCII⟩in her ministers / hath ground out off the word off God / both in commandment / and continual practise / both in the old Testament / and in the new: considering also it hath allowance off common reason / the approbation off all times after the Apostles / as long as there was any sincerity / in peace and persecution / both by councils / and Emperors decrees / both by godly writers ancient / and off our time: and considering he hath not so much as brought an example to the contrary / out off any author / and if he could yet the same is condemned / not only by the word off god / but by continual good harmony off councils / one in the neck of another divers 100 years: and forasmuch as the Ans. hath this question of election by the bishop only / common with the Papists / and hath had both sword / and buckler ministered him out off the most grossest Papists: I conclude / that both the church ought to have her consent in the election off her ministers: and that the sole authority / off bishops creating ministers / is unlawful.
Therfore to conclude / seinge that the election off the churche ⟨p. CCXCII⟩in her ministers / hath grounde owt off the worde off God / both in commaundement / and continuall practise / both in the olde Testamente / and in the newe: consydering also it hath allowance off commen reason / the approbacion off all times after the Apostles / as longe as ther was any sinceritie / in peace and perquution / both by councells / and Emperours decrees / both by godly writers ancient / and off our time: and considering he hath not so much as browghte an example to the contrarie / owte off any auror / and if he coulde yet the same is condemned / not onely by the worde off god / but by continuall good harmonie off councells / one in the necke of another diuers 100 yeares: and forasmuch as the Ans. hathe this question of election by the bishope onely / commen with the Papistes / and hathe had both sworde / and buckler ministred him owte off the moste grosseste Papistes: I conclude / that both the church owghte to haue her consente in the election off her ministers: and that the sole autoritie / off bishops creating ministers / is vnlawfull.