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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.
To change the Captain off the Temple into an Ecclesiastical officer, needeth a very strong exorcism. The Temple of Jerusalem being the strongest place in the whole city / and by reason off the height commanding the whole city round about / was by all likelihood taken of the Romans to be their fort / or Citadel. Considering that Herod had also builded a fort there / called Antonia: where 1they placing their garrisons / did the easelier / and with greater ⟨p. CCCCXLIIII⟩security / hold the Jews in that bondage / which they sought at every occasion to shake off. Hereunto lead the profane minds of the Romans / which beside the safety they sought that ways / took pleasure also in profaning the temple off the Lord: ad also the practise off our days / which may serve for confirmation hereof. But howsoever the matter be / this appeareth plainly / that that office was not ecclesiastical / but both a civil / and warlike function. For when S. John beside the servants off the Scribes / 2and high priests / maketh mention off a band off men: it may appear that as the servants / and ministers belonged unto the high Priests / and Scribes: so the band belonged unto those Captains off the temple / and that they were there as those which had the charge off the band.
To change the Capitain off the Temple into an Ecclesiasticall officer, needeth a very strong exorcisme. The Temple of Ierusalem being the strongest place in the whole citie / and by reason off the height commaunding the whole cytie round about / was by all likelihood taken of the Romans to be their fort / or Cytadell. Considering that Herod had also builded a fort there / called Antonia: where 1they placing their garrisons / did the easelier / and with greater ⟨p. CCCCXLIIII⟩securitie / holde the Iewes in that bondage / which they sought at euery occasion to shake off. Herunto leade the prophane mindes of the Romans / which beside the safetie they sowght that waies / tooke pleasure also in prophaning the temple off the Lord: ad also the practise off our daies / which may serue for confirmacion herof. But howsoeuer the matter be / this appeareth plainly / that that office was not ecclesiasticall / but both a cyuill / and warlike function. For when S. Iohn beside the seruantes off the Scribes /