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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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And where he saith Surely the very circumstance off the place doth prove that sense to be true: there can no words be sufficient to declare this boldness. For where the holy ghost doth assign the cause off the fewness off the priests in the work off the lord / in plain words for that the levites were more upright in hart to ⟨p. XIIII⟩sanctify them selves then the priests: he would make us believe that the cause of their fewness in that work was that which he hath imagined: whereof there is not a letter in the scripture. For that there were to few priests to flay the sacrifices I grant: that the Levites helped the priests until other priests were sanctified / I likewise grant: but that the cause off this fewness was either the want off number off those which were in the order and degree of priesthood / or for that more time was bestowed in sanctifying the priests then the levites (which he imagineth) I deny / and against his imagination oppose the manifest words of the holy ghost.
And wher he saith Surelie the verie circunstance off the place doth proue that sence to be true: there can no wordes be sufficient to declare this bouldnes. For wher the holie ghoste doth assigne the cause off the fewnes off the priestes in the worke off the lord / in plaine wordes for that the leuites were more vpprighte in hart to ⟨p. XIIII⟩sanctifie thē selues then the priestes: he would make vs beleue that the cause of their fewnes in that worke was that which he hath imagined: wherof there is not a lettre in the scripture. For that there were to few priestes to fleay the sacrifices I graunt: that the Leuites helped the priestes vntill other priestes were sanctified / I likewise graunte: but that the cause off this fewnes was either the want off nombre off those which were in the order and degree of priesthood / or for that more time was bestowed in sanctifying the priestes then the leuites (which he imagineth) I denie / and against his imaginatiō oppose the manifest wordes of the holie goste.