A18080:879
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.
The examples brought as exceptions / against the certain / and commanded ministry / are such for the most part / as might seem to have been brought / to set the D. cause in the mockery and laughter of all men. For it is well known / that the name off a Scribe: was no name off any certain order, and particular kind off ministry: but a general name given unto the skilful in the law of God. For although we read of some to whom it is given / which beside the ordinary function wrote something: yet it may be easily 1showed / that they had that name not off writing / but rather because they were expert in the law off God written. Which as it may be proved by divers authorities off the scripture: so it doth by 2the authority off our Saviour Christ manifestly appear. And when our Saviour speaking off the times of the gospel / saith he will send Scribes, and yet never heard tell off that there was any certain order / or particular function off Scribes under the gospel: 3it is clear that under title off Scribe / there was never understanded any several degree off ministry. The same is to be answered unto the name of Doctor of law: that it was a general name where with they were named / which were learned / or taken for learned in the law of God. Which may appear for that whom S. Math. calleth a a lawyer / or Doctor of the law / S. Mark 4calleth a Scribe.
The examples brought as exceptions / against the certein / and commaunded mynisterie / are such for the most part / as might seem to haue bene brought / to set the D. cawse in the mockerie and lawghter of all men. For yt is well knowen / that the name off a Scribe: was no name off any certein order, and particular kinde off ministerie: but a generall name gyuen vnto the skilfull in the law of God. For although we read of some to whom yt ys gyuen / which beside the ordinary function wrote something: yet yt may be easely 1shewed / that they had that name not off writing / but rather becawse they were expert in the law off God written. Which as yt may be proued by diuers autorities off the scripture: so yt doth by