The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

He proceedeth saying that the Scribes, and Pharisees criminous &c. are commanded to be hard in the chair, &c. Good lord be merciful unto us / whether vvill this man goo? vvill he have traitors unto Christ / sworn / open / and professed enemies unto the gospel / to have charge in the church off God / and not to be deposed? for whether can these examples tend else? our Saviour Christ commanded the people that they should be heard / in that they said truly out off the law / and that their faults should not hinder them / to embrace that which they taught well. What is that to our ⟨p. CLXIX⟩question? this doth aptly prove / that the virtue off the word / doth not depend upon the worthiness off the minister: and thither to it is referred. But to prove that they ought not have been deposed from their ministry / there is not a word. But why did our Saviour Christ not depose them? And why did he vvill there doctrine agreeable to the law to be received? He deposed them not for that as he was the Minister off circumcision / he could not: having not to do that ways / but with those that would submit themselves to his doctrine. And if he should have given sentence off there deposition / they would not have obeyed it: and he had not the sword to compel them. This therefore remained for him to do / that when neither the people could shake off their yoke / nor he displace them: that as he had often given warning / off their false doctrine: so he should will them to take heed / that neither the hatred off there evil life / nor off their false doctrine drive them to mislike off that / which was well taught. And if this be a good reason to prove / that those that be criminous should not be deposed / because our Saviour Christ willed the people to ¹hear, &c: Then spiritual thieves / and murderers / corrupters off the law / teachers off justification by works / ought not to be put out off the ministry. For those off whom our Saviour Christ spake these things / were such.

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