The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Moreover by the same reason that men may call Saint Matthew / and Saint John Evangelists / because they wrote the stories of the gospel: they may call S. Paul / and Peter / &c. For as they wrote the story / so thes wrote the sum off the whole doctrine off the gospel. They being therefore both writers off the gospel / in this rule of esteeming Evangelists by writing / must needs be a like Evangelists. For the greek word favoureth the one as well as the other: it being as joyful news / which S. Peter / and Paul wrote / as that which S. Matthew / and John. For the difference off story and sum, bring not a grain weight to pull the name of Evangelists more to these / then to those. Now therefore forsomuch as it is manifest by the subscription of S. Pauls epistles / that he writing did the office of an Apostle: it is also clear / that both S. Matthew / and John being Apostles / in writing the story off the Gospel did the same: and that the committing off the Gospel to writing / was not the proper difference off any special office / but according to the occasions offered / and moving of the holy spirit off God / common to other functions off that time. And as the Pastors off our time which both preach / and write / differ not in ministry from those which preach only / and are oftentimes more excellent pastors / then they, so ⟨p. CCCXXI⟩the wasting off Saint John / and Matthew being Apostles / off Saint Luck / and Mark Evangelists / might peradventure make them more excellent Apostles / or Evangelists / then those which wrote not: but to change their ministry / it could not. Last off all / off this answer followeth the absurdity before noted / that one man at the same time / should be first / and second / before and behind himself.

Moreouer by the same reason that men may call Saint Mathew / and Saint Iohn Euangelists / becawse they wrote the stories of the gospell: they may call S. Paul / and Peter / &c. For as they wrote the storie / so thes wrote the summe off the whole doctrine off the gospell. They being therefore both writers off the gospell / in this rule of esteeming Euangelistes by writing / muste needes be a like Euangelistes. For the greeke word fauoureth the one as well as the other: yt being as ioyfull newes / which S. Peter / and Paul wrote / as that which S. Mathew / and Iohn. For the difference off storie and summe, bring not a graine weight to pull the name of Euangelists more to these / then to those. Nowe therefore forsomuch as yt ys manifest by the subscription of S. Pauls epistels / that he writing did the office of an Apostle: it is also cleare / that both S. Mathew / and Iohn being Apostels / in writing the storie off the Gospell did the same: and that the committing off the Gospell to writing / was not the proper difference off any speciall office / but according to thoccasions offered / and mouing of the holy spirit off God / commen to other functions off that time. And as the Pastors off our time which both preach / and write / differ not in ministerie from those which preach onely / and are oftentimes more excellent pastors / then they, so