The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

And that it is not as (he saith) in the circumstance of time and country, Even as he hath heard godly men in in times paste / forbidding this stately pomp and wealth off bishops in other ages: so he might have red it forbidden of those of our age. ^aM. Calvin writeth thus: how the bishops in times paste rioted not in superfluous wealth: that one voice of the Synod off Aquileia. Where Ambrose was president (the poverty of the lords ministers is glorious) doth sufficiently declare. Verily the bishops had then riches, wherewith they might have made the church to have a Sightly port: if they had thought that that had been their true ornament. But when they knew that nothing is more contrary to the office of a pastor, then to shine and swell in dainty fare, costly apparel, many servants, princely palaces: they followed and embraced humility and modesty, ⟨p. DCLI⟩yea poverty it self, which Christ consecrated amongest his ministers. And after: was it meet that they should follow the magnificence off Princes in the number off waiting men, bravery of houses, costliness of fare and apparel: whose life ought to have been a singular example off frugality, modesty, continency and humility? how much did this abhor from their office: whom the eternal decree off God forbiddeth to desire filthy lucre, and to be content with a simple kind off living: alleging to that purpose the canons off the Carthage Council / which I have set down: and there to calling the bishops of these times / which notwithstanding the D. saith were for those times.

And that it is not as (he saith) in the circumstance of time and countrie, Euen as he hath heard godly men in in times paste / forbidding this stately pompe and wealth off bishops in other ages: so he might haue red yt forbiddē of those of our age. ^aM. Caluin writeth thus: hovv the bishops in times paste rioted not in superfluous vvealth: that one voice of the Synod off Aquileia. VVhere Ambrose vvas president (the pouertie of the lords mynisters is glorious) doth sufficiētly declare. Verely the bishops had then riches, vvhervvith they might haue made the church to haue a Sightly porte: yf they had thovvght that that had bene their trvve ornament. But vvhen they knevve that nothing is more contrary to the office of a pastor, then to shine and svvell in dayintie fare, costly apparel, many seruantes, princely palaces: they folovved and embraced humilitie and modestie,