The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

It remaineth to show / that there are certain Judicial laws / which can not be changed / as that a blasphemer / contemptuous / and stubborn Idolater / &c. ought to be put to death. The doctrine which leaveth this at liberty / when they can allege no cause off this looseness / but the coming off our Saviour Christ / and his passion / faulteth many ways. And first / it is a childish error / to think that our Saviour Christ came down / to exempt men from corporal death / which the law casteth upon evil doers: when as he came not to deliver from death / which is the parting off the body from the soul / but from that which is the separation both off body / and soul / from the gracious presence off the lord. And if it were so / that our Sa. Christ had borne in his own body / this civill punishment off public offenders: it must follow thereupon / not (which the Doctor Fancieth) that it is in the liberty off the Magistrate, to put them to death: but that he must / will he / nill he (if they repent) keep them alive. For if our Sa. Christ hath answered that justice off God in his law / whereby he hath commanded / that such malefactors ⟨p. XCIX⟩should be put to death: it should be great injustice / to require that again / in the life off the offender. So that ether our Sa. Christ / hath answered that justice off God / which he requireth in his law / concerning the death of such offenders / and then it can not be asked again / in the body of the offender: or else he hath not answered it / and then it remaineth of necessity / to be answered in the life off the offender.

Yt remaineth to shewe / that there are certein Iudiciall lawes / which can not be chaunged / as that a blasphemer / contemptuous / and stubborne Idolater / &c. ought to be put to death. The doctrine which leueth this at libertie / when they can alledge no cause off this loosenes / but the comming off our Sauiour Christ / and his passion / faulteth many wayes. And first / yt is a childishe error / to thincke that our Sauiour Christe came downe / to exempt men from corporall death / which the lawe casteth vppon euill doers: when as he came not to deliuer from death / which is the parting off the bodie from the soule / but from that which is the separation bothe off bodie / and soule / from the gratious presence off the lord. And iff it were so / that our Sa. Christe had borne in his owne bodie / this ciuill punishement off publike offenders: yt must folowe thereupon / not (which the Doctor Phansieth) that it is in the libertie off the Magistrate, to put them to death: but that he must / will hee / nill he (yff they repent) kepe them aliue. For if our Sa. Christe hath answered that iustice off God in his lawe / whereby he hath commaunded / that suche malefactors