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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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Unto that I brought of greater necessity off unity in the 1whole church / then in an Province: there is nothing answered. here he saith I am greatly deceived, considering that the Pope claimeth his temporalities by Constantine, and his supremacy by Peter. If he listed he might have understanded / that divers Papists which handle that matter off supremacy / allege Constantine's donation for his temporalities only. I said not that the Pope maketh his claim only by Constantine. Although it may be showed that Sozimus (who you say claimed the supremacy over all the 2church) made his claim not by Peter / nor by any authority off ⟨p. DLXXXIIII⟩scripture / but by the Council off Nice / confirmed by the Emperor Constantine. Where he saith my supposition touching one Caesar over all the realms which have churches, is but supposed: I marvel that he is ignorant / that Constantine in the end off his reign / had the Empire whole in his hands: and that dall the churches had rest under him: ethat the Emperor off Rome is called lord off all the earth, Lord off all the world. So that if he would have appointed one bishop over all provinces under him: the bishop of his appointment should have had more then double the jurisdiction / that the Pope ever had / when his kingdom was largest: the Pope him self making no further claim / then over the churches which bare the name off Christ / as Pighius him self confesseth. Whereupon followeth that his answer often alleged / to put a difference between the archbishop and Pope (the one taketh it to him self, the other hath it of the gift of the Prince) is not worth a straw.
Vnto that I browght of greater necessitie off vnitie in the 1vvhole church / then in ane Prouince: there is nothing answered. here he saith I am greatly deceiued, considering that the Pope claimeth his temporalities by Constantine, and his supremacie by Peter. If he listed he might haue vnderstanded / that diuers Papistes which handle that matter off supremacie / alledge Constantines donacion for his temporalities onely. I said not that the Pope maketh his claime onely by Constantine. Althowgh yt may be shewed that Sozimus (who yow say claimed the supremacie ouer all the