The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

But observe here I beseech you / the shameful practise off the Answ. If Master Calvin / or Master Gualter upon thes places / had had any thing for him / that should have been set down: if they had had nothing against him / he would (as h• hath done in divers places) have used that nothing / as a prejudice unto the truth: now he perceived they were directly against him / he is fled to Master Luther / to borrow this sentence off him. What if I had alleged the authority off Master Calvin / Master Beza / Master Martyr / Master Gwalter / and divers others / for the confirmation off this sentence / that heretics ought to be put to death now / as well as false Prophets under the law: what if I had brought master Calvins / and master Gualters interpretation off this place off Zechariah / expounding it as I have done (whereof also one off them / calleth those fanatical spirits / which contrary this doctrine) What place should Master Luther's allegory have had / against such an host off learned men / coming so strongly with substantial arguments / fetched from the simple meaning off the scriptures? Yet all men of any reading know that this might easily have been done: if I would have sought to prejudice your part / by the authority off men

But obserue here I beseche yow / the shamfull practise off the Answ. If Maister Caluine / or Maister Gualter vppon thes places / had had any thinge for him / that shoulde haue bene set downe: iff they had had nothinge againste him / he woulde (as h• hathe doone in diuers places) haue vsed that nothing / as a preiudice vnto the truthe: nowe he perceyued they were directly againste him / he is fledd to Maister Luther / to borowe this sentence off him. What iff I had alledged the authoritie off Maister Caluin / Maister Beza / Maister Martyr / Maister Gwalter / and diuers others / for the confirmation off this sentence / that heretykes owghte to be put to deathe nowe / as well as false Prophetes vnder the lawe: what if I had browghte maister Caluins / ād maister Gualters interpretation off this place off Zacharie / expoundinge yt as I haue doone (wheroff also one off them / callethe those fanticall spirites / vvhiche contrarie this doctrine) What place shoulde Maister Luthers allegorie haue had / againste suche an hoste off learned men / cominge so strongly with substantiall argumentes / fetched from the symple meaninge off the scriptures? Yet all men of any reading knowe that this might easely haue bene doon: if I vvould haue sought to preiudice yowr parte / by the authoritie off men