The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

He might also have red off the godly learned with us: which condemn it flatly / in our both country / and age. For the knowledge whereof: let the reader resort unto the seventh Article off Master ^aBarnes. Likewise to that ^bMaster Hooper saith that the fourth part of the bishopric were enough for the bishop: and that the magistrates which suffer such abuse off those goods be culpable off the fault. Further / to that an ^cother calleth them to the tenth part off their bishopric: when he biddeth them come down from their thousands, and take them to their hundreds. And if it be so as M. Hooper saith: it is so far from that this abundance is commodious unto the common wealth, and honour to Prince (as he ^dother where saith) that it draweth the wrath of God upon the Prince / and consequently upon the common wealth. Beside that / the D. can show no one point wherein it is honourable to the Prince: but only barely affirmeth it. And it is manifest that it being incommodious unto the church: it must needs be damageable unto the state: the good and Godly wealth whereof / is the Princes honour.

He might also haue red off the godly learned with vs: which condemne yt flatly / in our both countrie / and age. For the knowledge wheroff: let the reader resorte vnto the seuenth Article off Maister ^aBarnes. Likewise to that ^bMaister Hooper saith that the fourth parte of the bishoprike vvere enovvgh for the bishop: and that the magistrates vvhich suffre suche abuse off those goodes be culpable off the fault. Further / to that an ^cother calleth them to the tenth parte off their bishopricke: when he biddeth them come dovvne from their thovvsandes, and take thē to their hundredes. And if it be so as M. Hooper saith: yt ys so farre from that this aboundance is commodious vnto the common wealth, and honour to Prince (as he