The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

He answereth that the similitude off the eye, and soul in the body, ¹compared with the Pastor in his church, agreeing in some points, can not be applied to the residence: because the Pastor may be absent from his flock without present destruction, which the eye, and soul can not. If this be a sufficient exception / there be few similitudes in the scripture / which are able to hold out: and he might aswell say / that as the eye ⟨p. CCCXLVIII⟩waxeth worse / and worse through age / so the Pastor may w•r every day more fool then other. Howbeit this is clear / that forsomuche as the Pastor doth the office off an eye / and off the soul ²unto his church: his absence from it ought to be such / as the body off the church may nether see the worse / nor be less disposed / and lively unto all good works: which is enough to break the neck / both off his monthly / much more quarterly sermons / and off his reading deputies.

He answereth that the similitude off the eie, and sowle in the body, ¹cōpared with the Pastor in his church, agreing in some pointes, can not be applied to the residence: becawse the Pastor may be absent from his flock withowt present destruction, which the eie, and sowle can not. Yf this be a sufficient exception / there be few similitudes in the scripture / which are able to hould owt: and he might aswell say / that as the eye ⟨p. CCCXLVIII⟩waxeth worse / and worse through age / so the Pastor may w•r euery day more foole then other. Howbeit this is clear / that forsomuche as the Pastor doth the office off an eye / and off the sowle ²vnto his church: his absence from it ought to be such / as the body off the church may nether see the worse / nor be les disposed / and liuely vnto all good worckes: which is enowgh to break the neck / both off his monethly / much more quarterly sermons / and off his reading deputies.