The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

And first even with the self same places he would prove the archbishop / is he overturned: as of that against the Lucifer. For if it be certain (which I have showed) that Jerome speaketh off the authority that every bishop hath in his precinct / and plain by Jeromes words / that the authority he speaketh off there / is such as not only hath no superior / but no mate: it must follow / that above the bishop which Jerome propoundeth / there can be no archbishop. Again where he affirmeth that the bishop, ¹elder and deacon under the gospel are in the same place, that Aron his sons, and the Levites were under the law: it may be concluded that forasmuch as every bishop in his charge / hath the same authority Aaron had / and it is certain that there was no ecclesiastical authority over Aaron: therefore by Jerome there ought to be none above the bishop in every church. Moreover ²upon that he saith / that all bishops succeed unto the Apostles / it may be reasoned / forsomuch as the bishops have the places off the Apostles in their several churches / and it certain that the Apostles had no dominion one over an other / but equal authority▪ as both hath been / and shall be (God willing further showed): that bishops ought not to have any bishop to whom they ought to be subject.³

And firste euen with the selfe same places he would proue tharchbishop / is he ouerturned: as of that againste the Lucifer. For if it be certein (which I haue shewed) that Ierome speaketh off the autoritie that euery bishop hath in his precincte / and plaine by Ieromes wordes / that the autoritie he speaketh off there / is suche as not onely hath no superior / but no mate: yt muste folow / that aboue the bishop which Ierome propoundeth / there can be no archbishop. Againe where he affirmeth that the bishop, ¹elder and deacon vnder the gospell are in the same place, that Aron his sonnes, and the Leuites were vnder the law: yt maie be concluded that forasmuch as euerie bishop in his charge / hathe the same autoritie Aaron had / and yt is certeine that there was no ecclesiasticall autoritie ouer Aaron: therfore by Ierome there owght to be none aboue the bishop in euery churche. Moreouer