The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

And as the A. is to narrow / in esteeming the fruit of the Apostles preaching / accompanied with such power off miracles / and diversities off gifts off the holy ghost / whereby were gathered greater numbers off professors off the gospel / then now by the simple preaching off the word: so in his account off the number off professors off the Gospel now / he is marvellously lavish. For where are those whole countries, nations, and kingdoms which ⟨p. CCXXXVIII⟩profess Christ? If he take in the Papists to make up his reckoning / they will not be received. For we speak off the church off Christ / and off those which embrace the gospel: and so himself had put it in his answer to the admonition. The papists therefore / which pretending the name of Christ / persecute the gospel / are the Synagogue off Satan / and must in this account off Christians / be shut out: howsoever by changing off the professors off the gospel, into those which profess Christ, you would seem to wind them in The mixture which was in the Apostles times / off professors off the gospel / with those which were professed enemies unto it / being yet in those kingdoms you speak of: you are so far from showing / that the multitude off professors off the gospel in Europe / is greater now then it was in then in all Asia / Africa / and Europe: that you do not so much as show / that the number off Christians in Europe it self / is now greater then in time off the Apostles.

And as the A. is to narrow / in esteming the fruicte of the Apostles preaching / accompanied with suche powre off miracles / and diuersities off giftes off the holy goste / wherby were gathered greater nombers off professors off the gospell / then nowe by the symple preaching off the worde: so in his accompte off the nomber off professors off the Gospell now / he is marueilously lauishe. For where are those whole contreis, nations, and kingdomes which ⟨p. CCXXXVIII⟩professe Christe? If he take in the Papistes to make vp his reckuinge / they will not be receiued. For wee speake off the churche off Christe / and off those which imbrace the gospell: and so himselfe had put yt in his answer to the admonition. The papistes therfore / which pretendinge the name of Christe / persequute the gospell / are the Synagogue off Sathan / and must in this accounte off Christians / be shut owte: howsoeuer by changing off the professors off the gospell, into those which professe Christe, yow woulde seeme to winde them in The mixture which was in the Apostels times / off professors off the gospell / with those which were professed enemies vnto yt / beinge yet in those kingdomes yow speake of: yow are so farre from shewinge / that the multitude off professors off the gospell in Europe / is greater now then yt was in then in all Asia / Africke / and Europe: that yow doo not so muche as shewe / that the nomber off Christians in Europe yt selfe / is nowe greater then in time off the Apostles.