The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Likewise to that alleged / that Timothy, and Tite, cam not from Ephesus and Crete off their own heads, but called off the Apostle a chief governor off the church, which can be no warrant to those which leave their charges without any such calling: he answereth not. That which is said off the D. that S: Paul sent for Timothy for his own private business: is untrue / nether hath any ground off the word. And if he think that those words help him / that Timothy should bring Mark as one profitable to serve him: they rather confute him. for it is absurd to imagine / ¹that S. Paul would take two such notable lights from the service off the church / to serve his private business / and to do that which might be done by others / which had no public charge in the church: especially considering that he had Luke with him before. Therefore that service must be expounded / of the service ⟨p. CCCXXXIIII⟩off the gospel / whereunto he would employ them.

Likewise to that alledged / that Timothe, and Tite, cam not from Ephesus and Crete off their ovvne heades, but called off the Apostle a cheiff gouernour off the church, vvhich can be no vvarrant to those vvhich leue their charges vvithout any such calling: he answereth not. That which is saide off the D. that S: Paul sent for Timothe for his owne priuate busines: is vntrue / nether hath any grownd off the word. And if he thinck that those wordes help him / that Timothe should bring Marck as one profitable to serue him: they rather confute him. for yt is absurd to imagin / ¹that S. Paul would take twoo such notable lightes from the seruice off the church / to serue his priuate busines / and to doo that which m•ght be doon by others / which had no publike charge in the church: especially considering that he had Luke with him before. Therfore that seruice must be expounded / of the seruice ⟨p. CCCXXXIIII⟩off the gospell / whereunto he would employ them.

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