The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

For the first / which is / that they have suffered punishment for their since, and received the reward off their wickedness, so that for that fault which they so suffer ⟨p. CVIII⟩for, there can be no revengement afterward hang over their souls: it is no less despiteful to the justice of god and injurious to the death of Christ: then the popish doctrine of supererogation. For if an adulterer by suffering death for his crime / hath answered the justice of god / so that the lord for that fault / can not take avenge meant of his soul: when a man suffereth without cause and for righteousness sake / how ought he not beside his own purgation for sin / purchase somewhat for him that lacketh?

For the firste / whiche is / that they haue suffred punishemente fo their synnes, and receiued the revvarde off their vvickednes, so that for that faulte vvhiche they so suffer ⟨p. CVIII⟩for, there can be no reuengement aftervvarde hange ouer their sovvles: yt is no les despiteful to the iustice of god and iniurious to the deathe of Christe: then the popishe doctrine of supererogatiō. For if an adulterer by suffrīg deathe for his crime / hathe āswered the iustice of god / so that the lorde for that faulte / can not take aduenge mente of his sowle: when a man suffrethe withowte cause and for righteousnes sake / howe owghte he not beside his owne purgacion for synne / purchase somewhat for him that lackethe?

As for the other reason / it is most false. For the lord, punish the one sin / by other since / by death in this world / and by death in the world to come, it is also a false ground off the Pelagian heretic / wherewith he would prove / that our original corruption is no sin / which can deserve the wrath off God. And as the former part fight the for the Papists / and for the Pelagians: so this other / standeth for the Anabaptists / men whom the answerer pretendeth / to have war with / but to whom in deed / he ministereth weapons (such as they be) to fight against the truth. For if this be not Anabaptisticall / that there is no bodily punishment laid upon public offenders under the gospel, and that whatsoever offence he commit, if he show tokens off repentance, he may be delivered from bodily punishment: I know not what is Anabaptism For what murderer is there / what traitor / &c. which although he be never so unrepentant / and obstinate in his sin having heard tell off the answerers gracious pardon / will not enforce himself / to show all tokens off repentance? which if he do / the eye off mens judgement being not able to pierce further / then to thes outward signs: they must have him for repentant / although he remain the same which before. And if there be one such sentence / in all either the admonition / or my reply / so injurious to the office off the magistrate / so pernicious unto all manner of common wealths / as this is: we refuse not (that I may also promise for the Admonitors) to be taken as enemies / unto the magistrate and as overturners off common wealths. For this is the sword (which S. Paul put in the magistrates hand