The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

His third is: by thes words none taketh on him to be the bishop off bishops, he meant that one bishop should not tyrannically ⟨p. DXLVII⟩rule over another. which is untrue: for Cypr. addeth that / as an either thing likewise forbidden. So that where he saith / none doth ether make him self bishop off bishops, or bind his fellows by tyrannical fear: the D. off two sentences maketh one / and Cyprian's or, he expoundeth that is to say. But doeth he not see / how still he ministereth weapons unto the Papists / by this frivolous answer? for unto the godly learned writers / alleging this place to prove that the bishops off Rome have no authority over other bishops / the Papists may answer with the D. that all that is meant off tyrannical authority. Fourthly he saith / thes words Every bishop hath free liberty, and free judgment off his own power, are not meant off jurisdiction, but of judgement, and opinion. As if there were less danger / in letting a bishop hold what opinion he thinketh good / without controlment of an other bishop: then in letting him govern his church as him seemeth best / without the same controlment. So that herein the D. flying from the smoke / falleth into the fire. The vanity off which answer appeareth also / by that in ^aan other place where he saith: there is but one bishopric whereof every bishop holdeth one part, ^bwholly, fully, in all respects. Likewise in an ^cother place he saith / he holdeth his bishopric off Christ, who is the chief bishop. And most plainly it is confuted by that I have alleged out off ^dCyprian: Where in express words / he referreth this freedom off power which every Bishop hath / not (as the D.) to the bishops opinion, but unto the government off his church.

His thirde is: by thes wordes none taketh on hym to be the bishop off bishops, he mente that one bishop shoulde not tyrannically ⟨p. DXLVII⟩rule ouer another. which is vntrew: for Cypr. addeth that / as an either thinge likewise forbidden. So that where he saith / none dothe ether make him selfe bishop off bishops, or bynde his fellovves by tyrannicall feare: the D. off twoo sentences maketh one / and Cyprians or, he expoundethe that is to say. But doeth he not see / how still he ministreth weapons vnto the Papistes / by this friuolous answer? for vnto the godly learned writers / alledging this place to proue that the bishops off Rome haue no autoritie ouer other bishops / the Papistes may answer with the D. that all that is mente off tyrannicall autoritie. Fouthly he saith / thes wordes Euery bishop hathe ftee libertie, and free iudgment off his ovvne povver, are not mente off iurisdiction, but of iudgement, and opinion. As if there were les daunger / in letting a bishop holde what opinion he thincketh good / withowt controlement of an other bishop: then in letting him gouerne his churche as him semeth best / withowte the same controlement. So that herin the D. flying from the smoke / falleth into the fire. The vanitie off which answer appeareth also / by that in