The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

After admitting it was after the Apostles / he proceedeth to answer ^dTertullian which saith / that is true which is first, that is false which is later. But how cometh it to pass / that he answereth not that alleged out off our Saviour Christs e words: which calleth the Pharisees unto the first institution? that ²was belike to hard for him to byte upon. And the answer unto Tertullian is absurd. For he bringeth him in reasoning as he useth: that is / proving the thing in controversy / by that a like doubtful. For if the rule of Tertullian extend it self no further / then unto things he there speaketh of / and in debate: his reason is no reason / but a giddy turn about / wherein although great pains be taken / yet there is no ground gotten. Whereas Tertullian prove the / that Praxeas judgement of our Sau. Christ was therefore naught / because it was new / and new because it was not agreeing with that given by the scripture. Moreover his answer to the place / presumeth that the government off the church is not a matter off faith / and salvation: which is the question. And as for his Phantasies he resembleth my reason with / they have nothing like. For beside that there were Christian magistrates / baptisinges in churches / communion ministered unto more then 12▪ in the apostles times / and off their allowance: the Apostles never taught that there should be no Christian magistrates / no baptisinges hut in rivers / no eating off things strangled / &c. ⟨p. DLXXI⟩(the contrary off all which they plainly taught / ordaining only that the Gentiles should support the Jews / in strangled things / abut they rawght that a bishop and teaching elder be all one / and never allowed that one Pastor should take the name off a bishop from all his fellows within 40. miles compass. The testimony out off Tertull / maketh way for Montanus heresy: ³whereof I have spoken before.

After admitting yt was after the Apostels / he procedeth to answer ^dTertullian which saithe / that ys true vvhich is first, that ys false vvhich is later. But how cometh yt to passe / that he anwereth not that alledged owte off our Sauiour Christes e wordes: which calleth the Pharisies vnto the firste institution? that