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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.
Therefore this most excellent work off converting sinners / and finding off those which are lost / being always in the purest churches / through the ambition / covetousness / idleness / licentiousness / &c. off one / or other: it followeth / that the pastor having exercise of the most excellent work which can be / in his own church / ought not by the D. own reason / cast him self upon others. All in the two next divis. is answered: nether contain they any answer / proper unto the reasons alleged off me.
Therefore this moste excellent worck off conuerting sinners / and finding off those which are lost / being alwaies in the purest churches / through the ambicion / couetousnes / idlenes / licentiousnes / &c. off one / or other: it followeth / that the pastor hauing exercise of the moste excellent worck which can be / in his owne church / owght not by the D. owne reason / cast him self vppon others. All in the two next diuis. is answered: nether conteine they any answer / proper vnto the reasons alledged off me.
He answereth that the similitude off the eye, and soul in the body, 1compared with the Pastor in his church, agreeing in some points, can not be applied to the residence: because the Pastor may be absent from his flock without present destruction, which the eye, and soul can not. If this be a sufficient exception / there be few similitudes in the scripture / which are able to hold out: and he might aswell say / that as the eye ⟨p. CCCXLVIII⟩waxeth worse / and worse through age / so the Pastor may w•r every day more fool then other. Howbeit this is clear / that forsomuche as the Pastor doth the office off an eye / and off the soul 2unto his church: his absence from it ought to be such / as the body off the church may nether see the worse / nor be less disposed / and lively unto all good works: which is enough to break the neck / both off his monthly / much more quarterly sermons / and off his reading deputies.