The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Where I showed the distribution off the Levites offices, ¹not made off David, but by express commandment off God: he saith the Bishop hath answered, that such negative arguments are but weak. So he bringeth him in answering this reason after his ²death: for in his life it was not propounded. Howbeit I have showed how the argument holdeth: and that the D. shift / is Hardinges against the bishop / confuted also by the bishop. Nether did the bishop condemn here simply negative reasons / but that negative which supposed there ought to be no name of archbishop / because there was none under the law: which he might worthily. For I showed that we mean nothing less / then to conclude that / of the precise government off the church under the law. Nether is mine an argument off one example but of comparison. For if David a figure off our S. Christ / a man after Gods own hart / a Prophet / would not meddle with altering any thing in the ministries / without Gods word: what man is he that shall dare do it / without the same warrant? By the Printers small oversight / in putting 1. for 2. the D. hath stumbled upon ⟨p. DCXXXIX⟩a notable, place that Jehoshaphat appointed Levites, &c. for deciding the Lords causes not only in Jerusalem, but for the whole country, and made Amaries the priest chief over them: yet no commandment red of, so to do. Which is untrue. For Jehoshaphat did nothing but commanded off the Lord by ^aMoses; that there be in Jerusalem an Ecclesiastical Senate whereof the high priest should be chief unto which they should resort in difficult cases / not able to be voided at home. For otherwise ^bthere was a Senate erected by Jehoshaphat in every strong city off Jury.

Where I shewed the distribution off the Leuites offices, ¹not made off Dauid, but by expresse commaundement off God: he saith the Bishop hath answered, that such negatiue argumentes are but weake. So hee bringeth him in answering this reason after his