The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

The place off Calvin / is handled afterward: Bucers upon the Ephes. I have answered. That out off his book de Reg. Ch. the same in effect / hath the same answer. Howbeit it is here to be noted / how the D. through greedy desire off seeming to say somewhat / putteth down with one hand that he setteth with the other. For to the maintenance off the archbishop and bishop / here be brought two testimonies / one of Jerome / the other of Bucer clean contrary. If Jerome say true / that the superiority off one Bishop over an other is by custom, not by institution off God: then is that untrue pretended out off Bucer / that it pleased the holy ghost it should be so. For if it be off the holy ghost it is the institution of God. The D. therefore must forgo one off thes / seeing that both will never draw in one furrow. The contrariety with my self, which the gloss chargeth me with / is for that pag. 349. I said out off Eusebius / that as long as the apostles lived, if any went about to corrupt the doctrine, they did it in the dark: and here (out off the Apostle) I affirm / there were heresies, and schisms. Wherein what contrariety there is / and what ⟨p. DLXXIIII⟩a trifler this is / let the reader judge. saving that if there were any contrariety: it is not mine with my self / but Eusebius with the Apostle.

The place off Caluin / is handled afterward: Bucers vpon the Ephes. I haue answered. That owt off his booke de Reg. Ch. the same in effect / hath the same answer. Howbeit it is here to be noted / how the D. thorowgh greedy desire off seeming to say somwhat / putteth downe with one hand that he setteth with the other. For to the maintenance off the archbishop and bishop / here be browght two testimonies / one of Ierome / thother of Bucer cleane contrary. If Ierome say true / that the superioritie off one Bishop ouer an other is by coustome, not by institution off God: then is that vntrue pretended out off Bucer / that it pleased the holie goste yt should be so. For if it be off the holie goste it is the institution of God. The D. therfore must forgoe one off thes / seing that both will neuer drawe in one forowgh. The contrarietie with my self, which the glosse chargeth me with / is for that pag. 349. I saied owt off Eusebius / that as long as thapostles liued, if any vvent about to corrupt the doctrine, they dit it in the darck: and here (owt off the Apostle) I affirme / there vvere heresies, and schismes. Wherin what contrarietie there is / and what ⟨p. DLXXIIII⟩