The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

But mark what a trim way he hath found / to prove that the whole parish chooseth when / the bishop only chooseth: that they are willing to have him / whom they are compelled ⟨p. CCXXVI⟩whether they vvill or no / to receive. Yea and not only that / but that every minister is chosen by the whole realm, that is to say by those which never saw him / nor heard off him. But hath he forgotten first that it is our controversy / whether the parliament have done well / in establishing off such an order off making ministers and whether this egg off the bishops election / laid in property / could by the sitting upon off the Parliament (although never so godly) leese the poisoned nature it had before. If that be not agreed / this devise that the people choose when the bishop, bebecause it was so ordained by all estates) serveth not. This liberty as hath been showed / is a piece off the liberties which Christ hath purchased unto his churches / by the shedding off his precious blood: wherein they ought to have stood / and which is no more lawful for them to alienate / or set over to others: then to give away the inheritance of the kingdom of heaven / whereunto this is annexed.

But marke vvhat a trymme waie he hathe founde / to proue that the whole parishe chuseth when / the bishopp onely chusethe: that they are willinge to haue hym / whom they are compelled ⟨p. CCXXVI⟩whether they vvill or no / to receiue. Yea and not onely that / but that euery minister is chosen by the whole realme, that is to saie by those which neuer sawe him / nor heard off him. But hath he forgotten firste that it is our controuersie / whether the parliament haue doon well / in establishing off suche an order off makinge ministers and whether this egge off the bishoppes election / laied in propery / could by the sitting vppon off the Parliament (although neuer so godly) leese the poysoned nature it had before. If that bee not agreed / this deuise that the people chuse when the bishop, bebecause yt was so ordeined by all estates) serueth not. This libertie as hathe bene shewed / is a peece off the liberties which Christ hath purchased vnto his churches / by the sheddinge off his precious bloud: wherin they owght to haue stood / and which is no more lawfull for them to alienate / or set ouer to others: then to giue awaie the inheritance of the kingdome of heauen / wherunto this is annexed.