The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Therefore if the D. will have Apostles / Prophets / and Evangelists remain: he must show how both every one off those / now differ from them selves / and from the functions off Pastor / and Doctor. In which behalf he hath been hacking / but his tools will not enter. For this new Apostles office, is placed in preaching the word where need requireth: the Prophets in an especial gift off ¹interpreting the scriptures: the Evangelists office being set between three opinions / as it were three stools / ether off preaching more fervently then other, or off preaching the gospel, or off preaching simply, falleth flat to the ground. For how dare he take upon him to set up Evangelists / when as appeareth here / and especially pa. 407. he knoweth not what their office is, and wherein it consisteth? Which might have served him for a piece off instruction / that that function is ceased. For even as the Jews if they were not altogether blinded / might understand that the Lord hath taken away the difference off clean / and unclean beasts / in that (by their own confession) they ⟨p. CCCIX⟩can not come to the knowledge off meats forbidden: even so if (as he saith) the Lord hath not left any exact knowledge in the scriptures of this office / beside other reasons / he declared by this also / that his meaning was / that it should have no continuance. Considering that there is no office off continuance / whereof all the parts / have not a full sight / and manifest show in the scriptures.

Therefore yf the D. will haue Apostels / Prophetes / and Euangelistes remaine: he must shew howe both euerie one off those / nowe differ from them selues / and from the functions off Pastor / and Doctor. In which behalf he hath bene hacking / but his tooles will not enter. For this newe Apostels office, is placed in preaching the word where need requireth: the Prophetes in an especiall gift off ¹interpreting the scriptures: the Euangelistes office being set betwene three opinions / as it were three stooles / ether off preaching more feruently then other, or off preaching the gospell, or off preaching symply, falleth flat to the ground. For howe dare he take vpon hym to set vp Euangelistes / whē as appeareth here / and especially pa. 407. he knoweth not what their office is, and wherein it consisteth? Which might haue serued him for a peece off instruction / that that functiō is ceassed. For euē as the Iewes if they were not altogether blinded / might vnderstand that the Lord hath takē away the difference off cleane / and vncleane beastes / in that (by their owne confession) they