The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

His second answer standeth off the interpretation off these words / the work off an Evangelist. Which being alleged out off Bulling. Muscul. Hemming. to be preaching the gospel purely, and constantly is nothing to the purpose. For we grant it is true / but that there is further understanded / which may severe him from other ministers off the word. Whereof Calvin assigneth ¹thes reasons: one that by ascribing unto him this degree above that off Pastors / he might procure him more authority: the other that he might thereby give the spur to stir up / and enforce him self to all careful travail / off answering so high a calling. Off both which reasons he assigneth a manifest cause / which is that the Apostle throughout his whole epistle / driveth unto ⟨p. CCCXVIII⟩those two ends: This is yet clearer / for that where other titles off Apost. Prophe. &c. be carried off the scripture from their particular / unto a general signification: this word off Evangelist (set a part this place in controversy) is not used but to note that proper office / opposed unto other ministries off the word. And therefore ²the Apostle having occasion to speak off this word preacher / shunneth (as seemeth) the word Evangelist / and useth an other: when as notwithstanding the word Evangelist was proper to holy writ / and the other common to profane: off which reason also I left a step / in the place before recited. Again Eusebius (howsoever otherwise he forgetteth him self) where he speaketh off that proper office / noteth it out by the same manner of speech which the Apostle: saying / they did the work off Evangelists. ³Last off all it appeareth by that the scripture setteth forth off him / both before he was at Ephesus / and after / touching his ministry in many places where the Apostles had taught before: that the work off Evangelist / is taken in that particular signification / whereby it is severed from other Ministers: considering that the Evangelists office was / to water where the Apostles had planted / and to be assistant unto them.

His second answer standeth off the interpetation off these wordes / the vvorcke off an Euangelist. Which being alledged out off Bulling. Muscul. Heming. to be preaching the gospell purely, and constantly is nothing to the pourpose. For we graunt yt is true / but that there is further vnderstanded / which may seuere hym from other ministers off the word. Whereoff Caluin assigneth