The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

And as for Cyril / I can at no hand allow: the reason shall appear / where the claws of this sentence are more plainly seen. Augustine in the place cited unto Pollentius / hath nothing for the Doctor. For he setteth him self to prove upon the place off S. John / that the husband ought to forgive his wife / seeing our sa. Christ forgave the adulteress. Wherein / not to enter into question / whether that be well reasoned of Augustine / or no / and to pass by the advantage / which Erasmus authority may give / which calleth that sentence off August. a hard sentence: I answer / that it is one thing to say / a private man should forgive his injuries, ¹and nother thing to say / that the Magistrate is not bound to take avengement of them. A private man / may with commendation forgive the trespass against him self / where the magistrate shall be in great fault / if he pursue not it. And if that place of August. pertain unto the Magistrate / and our Sa. Christs example prove / that the Magistrate need not punish adultery by death: it proveth as well / that he need not punish adultery at all. For both our Sa. Christ / forgave her f•ely / and gave no sentence of any civill punishment against ••r and Augu will have the husband / freely forgive his adulterous wife Nay the place off Augustine maketh against him. for •n that he exhorteth the husband / to spare the blood or life of his wife / it appeareth / that in the church of God / in his times / this crime of adultery was punished by death.

And as for Cyrill / I can at no hand allowe: the reason shall appeeare / where the clawes of this sentence are more plainly seen. Augustine in the place cited vnto Pollentius / hath nothing for the Doctor. For he setteth him selfe to proue vppon the place off S. Iohn / that the howsband ought to forgiue his wife / seing our sa. Christe forgaue the adulteresse. Wherin / not to enter into question / whether that be well reasoned of Augustine / or no / and to passe by the aduantage / which Erasmus autoritie may giue / which calleth that sentence off August. a hard sentence: I answer / that yt is one thing to say / a priuate man should forgiue his iuiuries, ¹and nother thing to say / that the Magistrate is not bound to take aduengement of them. A priuate man / may with commendation forgyue the trespace agaynst him selfe / where the magistrate shalbe in great fault / if he poursew not yt. And iff that place of August. perteine vnto the Magistrate / and our Sa. Christes example proue / that the Magistrate neede not punishe adultery by death: yt proueth as well / that he neede not punishe adulterie at all. For bothe our Sa. Christe / forgaue her fely / and gaue no sentence of any ciuill punishement against r and Augu will haue the howsband / freely forgiue his adulterous wife Nay the place off Augustine maketh against him. for n that he exhorteth the howsbād / to spare the bloud or life of his wife / yt appeareth / that in the church of God / in his times / this crime of adulterie was punished by death.