The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

For the further confirmation whereof / it is to be considered what S. Paul wrote unto Timothy. Whom he instructing / ¹how he should behave him self / towards the troublers off the church: doth not only call him to the regard off his doctrine / but also his conduit / or manner off doing. Whereby he meant to note / his order / and manner off doing in the church off God / and publicly: for it could be smally otherwise to the purpose / off that wherefore it is alleged. Sanct Pauls private doings / could give Timothy little instruction how he should behave him self / towards the troublers off the Church. To the Philippians also he calleth the Bishops / Deacons / and whole ²church / both to doing off that which they heard / and which they had seen in him. If therefore S. Paul / will have the churches follow that which he did amongest them: it is manifest / that the Acts off the Apostles / are rules for us to follow. And unless this be admitted: I would gladly learn off M. D. Where in all the scripture he can prove / the imposition of hands which I think he will not deny to be necessary. And this is that / which M. Calvin doth flatly affirm / that the example off the Apostles ³in laying on of hands / upon him which is to be ordained / coun| ⟨p. CLVII⟩terualleth a commandment / and ought to be followed. And if where I have said / the doings of the Apostles ought to be followed in the government of the churches / he ask how: I answer / that that they did in especial cases / then is to followed / when such cases fall: those which they did ordinarily / and generally / to be ordinarily / and generally followed. Those things which they did in founding off churches / and before they were established / to be in life manner used: those which they did / when the churches were established / to be in the same manner ordered.

For the further confirmation wheroff / yt ys to be consydered what S. Paul vvrote vnto Tymothe. Whom he instructynge / ¹how he should behaue hym selffe / towardes the troublers off the church: dothe not onely call him to the regard off his doctrine / but also his conduite / or maner off doing. Wherby he meant to note / his order / and maner off doyng in the church off God / and publykly: for yt could be smally otherwise to the purpose / off that vvherfore yt ys alledged. Sanct Paules pryuate doynges / could gyue Tymothy lytle instruction how he should behaue hym selfe / towardes the troublers off the Church. To the Phillippians also he callethe the Bishoppes / Deacons / and whole