A18080:868
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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Now I return again to his 8 Tract. The Ans. scoffing upon my unskilfulness in logic / saith he can find nether head, nor foot 1in my reason. Thus I will find both. They which deny the lawfulness of Johns ministry / because there was no such ministry contained in the scriptures / thought no ministry lawful / not contained in them: but the Scribes / and Levites did so: therefore they esteemed no ministry lawful / not contained in scripture. Against this he taketh exception / first to the translation / which is altogether frivolous. for beside that both the words may bear that signification / and it is not unlike but by the article / the Evangelist meant not some one singular Prophet / spoken of in the law beside the Messiah / but rather any Prophet extraordinary / to whom the Lord showed him self / ether by vision / or dream: 2the interpretation which he citeth out of Beza / altereth not the argument / but rather strengtheneth it / noting thereby that it was necessary not only to have the function off a Prophet: but off one which was especially noted / and marked out by the scripture. Secondly where he saith / that if they had asked John whether he had been a Prophet, he would not have denied it, and addeth for proof thereof / our Saviour Christ said he was one: he is abused. for our Saviour saying that he was greater then a prophet, and that the 3Prophets endured until Johns coming, denieth that he was a Prophet / and maketh his ministry a mean function between the function of a Prophet / and ministry off the gospel: more excellent then the first / and inferior to the other. If he would have had a colour off his defence / he should rather have cited his fathers ⟨p. CCCCXXXVII⟩saying of him / which calleth him the Prophet of the highest: 4but that could not have served the turn nether / For that the word is there taken generally / for those which teach the will off God: which is often as hath been showed.
Now I returne againe to his 8 Tract. The Ans. skoffing vppon my vnskilfulnes in logicke / saith he can finde nether head, nor foot