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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
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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.
For pins, and nails: I would ask him how he can make a coffer without them / especially for the water. And therefore if he had prepared boards / &c. and not set them together / I think he had not obeyed the voice of God. and it is as much as if he should say / that he was not bidden to take a needle into his hand / which is bidden to sew. Whether the windows were off glass, or Crystal made not to purpose: so that they gave a clear light (which the word Moses useth signified) it was enough. Howsoever you were misled by certain expositors / the cover mentioned Gen. 8. 1is commanded in the making off the Ark / where the Lord also prescribeth it should be a cubit above the Ark: very fit to shut the waters / that they should not fall continually upon the Ark. The overseer, and master off this work, could be no other then Noah: at whose prescript it was to be done / and which was to answer if any thing had been done otherwise then the commandment. The Raven, and dove sent forth, were not things belonging to the building off the Ark: and yet as meat / and drink they are commanded him / forsomuch as they pertained to preservation off his life / which the Lord had given him in charge.
For pinnes, and nailes: I would ask him how he can make a cofer without them / especially for the water. And therfore if he had prepared bordes / &c. and not set them together / I thinck he had not obeied the voice of God. and it is asmuch as if he should say / that he was not bidden to take a nedle into his hande / which is bidden to sew. Whether the windowes were off glasse, or Christall made not to pourpose: so that they gaue a cleare light (which the word Moses vseth signified) it was enough. Howsoeuer yow were misled by certein expositours / the couer mentioned Gen. 8. 1is cmmaunded in the making off the Ark / where the Lord also prescribeth yt should be a cubit aboue the Ark: very fit to shut the waters / that they should not fall continually vpon the Ark. The ouerseer, and maister off this work, coulde be no other then Noa: at whose prescript yt was to be doon / and which was to answer if any thing had bene doon otherwise then the commaundement. The Rauen, and doue sent forth, were not thinges belonging to the building off the Ark: and yet as meat / and drink they are commaunded him / forsomuch as they perteined to preseruation off his life / which the Lord had gyuen him in charge.