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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
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For his reasons whereupon this opinion standeth / that Saint Paul is called a Doctor, S. Matthew, and John being Apostles, are off writers 1called Evangelists: they are far from proving this. Touching the first / Saint Paul is not called a Doctor simply / but with addition Doctor off the Gentiles: declaring that his Ministry pertained not to one kingdom / but unto all / which is all one with an Apostle. Touching the other / he should understand that our question is not off an Evangelist as writers / but as Saint 2Paul taketh Evangelist: which can be by no means understanded ⟨p. CCCXX⟩off him / which writeth the story off the gospel. considering that Philip which is confessed to have been an Evangelist / in that sense was none. If he say that the Apostle meant / to set forth two kinds of Evangelists / one preaching only / an other preaching / and writing too: I answer / that Saint Paul purposing there to set forth the liberality off the Lord / in giving preaching ministries unto the church / was nether so negligent a commender off the grace off God / nor so dry / and poor off speech: but if there had been an other several ministry (as this answer supposeth) he both would / and could have used an other word / as a several dish to have presented this gift with. And seeing the D. bringeth in S. Paul / offering one only gift of the bishopric / unto the church / in two words as it were two dishes: 3what likelihood is there / that he would thrust up so narrowly thes two gifts / whereof each off them being more excellent then the bishopric / asketh greater room?
For his reasons whereupon this opinion standeth / that Saint Paul is called a Doctor, S. Mathew, and Iohn being Apostels, are off writers 1called Euangelistes: they are far from prouing this. Touching the fyrst / Saint Paul ys not called a Doctor symply / but with addition Doctor off the Gentils: declaring that his Mynistry perteined not to one kingdome / but vnto all / which is all one with an Apostel. Towching thother / he should vnderstand that our question ys not off an Euangelist as writers / but as Sainct