The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

To the 13. sect. pag. 9.

Geinge the church off Christ gathered among the Jews / ¹and S. Peter him self were ignorant off one of the greatest mysteries off Christianity / concerning the manner off the calling off the Gentillee: it ought not to seem strange unto us / if those famous Martyrs were ignorant / off some principal point commanded by the word off god. And if it be replied / that this ignorance falleth not into the holy order off the martyrs off Christ / and that the lord leaveth not those which are witnesses unto death / in ignorance off any such necessary point: Cyprian and Justin Martyr / (whereof besides other smaller errors the one held / that those which were baptized by the heretics / were to be baptized again: the other was a Chiliast / and said that the faithful / should in the general resurrection line with Christ here upon earth 1000. years:) I say these two godly Martyrs are sufficient proofs / that the glory off martyrdom / doth not free men from being in danger off ignorance / off some necessary doctrine commanded in the scripture. Origene (if he were as it written off him a Martyr) had so many / and so gross errors / that he had need have very favourable interpretation / to make him hold the foundation of Religion: especially if they be his works which goo under his name.

GEinge the church off Christ gathered amonge the Iewes / ¹and S. Peter him selffe were ignorant off one of the greatest misteries off Christianitie / concerning the maner off the calling off the Gentillee: yt owght not to seme straunge vnto vs / iff those famous Martirs were ignorant / off some principall point commaunded by the word off god. And iff it be replyed / that this ignorance falleth not into the holie ordre off the martirs off Christ / and that the lord leueth not those which are witnesses vnto death / in ignorance off any such necessarie pointe: Cyprian and Iustin Martyr / (wheroff besides other smaller errors the one helde / that those which were baptized by the heretikes / were to be baptized againe: the other was a Chiliast / ād said that the faithful / should in the generall resurrection line with Christ here vppon earthe 1000. yeares:) I say these two godlie Martyrs are sufficient profes / that the glorie off martyrdome / dothe not free men from being in danger off ignorance / off some necessarie doctrine commaunded in the scripture. Origene (if he were as it written off him a Martyr) had so many / and so grosse errors / that he had neede haue verie fauourable interpretation / to make him holde the fundation of Religion: especially iff they be his workes whiche goo vnder his name.