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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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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.
First the reader may see the hardness off the D. countenance / which having divers reasons alleged out of the scripture / asketh notwithstanding for one word out off it / which doth but insinuate thes 1offices to be temporal. After he allegeth Ephes. 4. where upon that it is said / that those with other Ministries off the word / were given off God for the gathering together off the saints / until we all come unto a perfect man: he concludeth but unjustly / that they are perpetual ministries. For the offices off Apostleship / &c. may well have their work in the perfection off the church / without such continuance. Which he might have easily known / if he had considered that which our Saviour Christ saith / that the fruit off their preaching should remain. Therefore although 2their ministry were but for a time: yet for as much as the fruit thereof hath / and shall have her work unto the worlds end / in the perfection off the church off God: it might be well said / that they were given for the gathering off the saints / until they cam to a be perfect man. Nether do the words off the Apostle / import continuance off all these offices. For if all thes amongest them / and every one in his turn / finish this work: it is enough / nothing falleth from the liberality off the Lord / nothing from the truth off this word. no more then he breaketh promise / which undertaking to furnish an other off all manner of workmen until his house be finished / after foundations laid / and patron left unto carpenters / and masons / how to proceed in the rest off the building: with draweth the master builder. for as the lord abated the number of sorts of builders: so hath he diminished the variety off works / requisite to the building. ⟨p. CCCXXVI⟩And as the offices off Pastor / and Doctor which were not in the beginning off this building / are said to be given to perfecting off it / even so thes functions off Apost. &c. although they be not in the end / may likewise be said. But I marvel that the Answ. doth not understand / that both this place of the Ephes. and that off the Corinthians •. 12. speak of such Apostles / Prophets / and Evangelists / as were noted with such marks off immediate calling / extraordinary gifts / &c. as fall not into the Apostles / Prophets / &c. which he dreameth off.