The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Name: The second reply of Thomas Cartwright
Author: 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

Thomas Cartwright 1535–1603Heidelberg: printed by Michael Schirat, 1575

[32], DLXVI [i.e. DCLXVI], [14] p. · 302k words · STC 4714 · ESTC S107569

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That functions off Apostles / Evangelists / and Prophets are not…: That functions off Apostles / Evangelists / and Prophets are not ordinary.That functions off Apostels / Euangelistes / and Prophetes are not…: That functions off Apostels / Euangelistes / and Prophetes are not ordinarie.

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.

[ Earlier:667–682 of 1,280

:667p. CCCXVIII–CCCXIX

His third answer is a mash / and brewing of all together / drink fitter for horse / then men. For to be sure to make Timothy a bishop / he thinketh that one at one time / may be Apostle / Evangelist / Doctor / bishop / and I can not tell what: which is directly against the word off God. As when it saith that God gave some Apostles, some Prophets: again he set first Apostles, secondly Prophets, &c. Again are all Apostles, are all Prophets, &c. Whereby appeareth / that the holy ghost placeth thes divers gifts in several persons / and that they are one under an other: so that onles one / and the same man may at one time / be second and third / inferior and superior / before and after him self: it can not be that one at one time / can be Apostle / Evangelist / &c. hitherto pertaineth (which is touched in the former book) that the Apostle bringeth off the likeness off constitution off our bodies / with ¹the church, that as the natural body / so the spiritual of the church / is best preserved / and maintained in most comeliness / when ⟨p. CCCXIX⟩every member doth his proper office: and of the contrary side / •• the one so the other is hurt / and disfigured / when one breaketh upon an other. Whereupon it is evident / how untrue it is which the D. doth in so great assurance set down: that one may be Evangelist / and Bishop at one time.

His third answer is a mash / and bruing of all together / drinck fitter for horse / then men. For to be sure to make Timothe a bishop / he thinketh that one at one time / may be Apostle / Euangelist / Doctor / bishop / and I can not tell what: which is directly against the word off God. As when yt saith that God gaue some Apostels, some Prophetes: againe he set first Apostles, secondly Prophetes, &c. Againe are all Apostels, are all Prophetes, &c. Whereby appeareth / that the holy gost placeth thes diuers giftes in seuerall persones / and that they are one vnder an other: so that onles one / and the same mā may at one time / be second and third / inferior and superior / before and after him selfe: yt can not be that one at one time / can be Apostle / Euangelist / &c. hetherto perteineth (which is towched in the former booke) that the Apostel bringeth off the likenes off constitution off our bodies / with ¹

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