The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Where likewise otherwhere I alleged to this purpose / ¹that his bishop, and Archbishop having their charge assigned by him the same with a common pastor, the government only excepted: are thereby bound to pastoral preaching, and ministering off sacraments in all the parishes off their jurisdiction, which is impossible: he staggereth to and fro / saying the bishop hath to procure his diocese, is much as in him lieth: whereas he is charged / for laying hand to more then he can gripe: He addeth / according to the laws of the church: he is afraid to say off God. that they preach where, and when they see it most convenient: by that rule never also / and no where: if in their sight it be convenient. That it followeth not because the archbishop is bound to minister the word, and Sacraments, therefore he must do it in all the parishes of his province: which followeth well. For the bishop appointed by the holy ghost / is commanded to feed the whole flock committed ²unto him / even with the same feeding Saint Paul fed the Ephesians: that is / with preaching so plentifully / that all might understand the whole will off God. Whereupon followeth / that his charge is not to feed where / and when he seeth good: but to feed / and that to sufficiency all the people off his charge: as he that shall answer for the blood off all which perish / for want of sufficient instruction by his mouth. And if there be (as he saith) the same duty off the Archbishop towards his charge / as off the bishop towards his: the same followeth in him. for the charge off his Province being a like committed unto him: by the same reason he is bound to preach in one part / he is bound in all: if not in all / in none.

Where lykewise otherwhere I alledged to this pourpose / ¹that his bishop, and Archbishop hauing their charge assigned by him the same vvith a commen pastor, the gouernement onely excepted: are therby bounde to pastorall preaching, and ministring off sacramentes in all the parishes off their iurisdiction, vvhich is impossible: he staggereth to and fro / saying the bishop hath to procure his diocese, ys muche as in him lieth: wheras he is charged / for laying hand to more then he can gripe: He addeth / according to the lawes of the churche: he is afraied to say off God. that they preach where, and when they see yt moste conuenient: by that rule neuer also / and no where: yf in their sighte yt be conueniēt. That yt foloweth not because the archbishop is bound to minister the word, and Sacramentes, therfore he muste doo yt in all the parishes of his prouince: which followeth well. For the bishop appointed by the holy ghoste / is commaunded to feed the whole flocke committed