A18080:876
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.
And if part of this government / and order being propounded ⟨p. CCCCXLII⟩/ part also is left out: why rather were not the greater offices / and off more weight expressed / leaving the smaller to the stamp off mans head? for who knoweth not but it is harder / to institute a ministry for the government off a whole province / then for a company comprised within the territory of a furlong? to institute a ministry for government / and commandment of both people / and Bishops too / then for the people only? So that off the two virtues required in all sufficient dispensation / faithfulness / and wisdom / and which were both most fully in our S. Christ: by the Ans. account / there was nether. For in that he is made to have described some part off the government / and not all: he is argued of unfaithfulness. in that he is made to have propounded the less / and easier / leaving out greater / and more difficult: his wisdom is reproached.
And if part of this gouernemēt / and order being propounded ⟨p. CCCCXLII⟩/ part also is left owt: why rather were not the greater offices / and off more weight expressed / leauing the smaller to the stamp off mans head? for who knoweth not but it is harder / to institute a ministerie for the gouernement off a whole prouince / then for a companie cōprised within the territoire of a furlong? to institute a ministerie for gouernment / and commandement of both people / and Bishops too / then for the people onely? So that off the twoo vertues required in all sufficient dispensation / faithfulnes / and wisdome / and which were both most fully in our S. Christ: by the Ans. account / there was nether. For in that he is made to haue described some part off the gouernement / and not all: he is argued of vnfaithfulnes. in that he is made to haue propounded the les / and easier / leauing owt greater / and more difficult: his wisdome is reproched.
Nether may the D. think here to escape / with the distinction