The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

And if no man should touch it / the D. hath given it the fall him self. For where he saith / Christ in the spiritual regiment is the only Pastor: by and by he saith / he is the only archbishop in spiritual government. Which if it be true: then hath he also in the spiritual government / other bishops underneath him. for he can not be said arch or chief bishop / but in respect off other bishops under him. And if this distinction were not false: yet is it here idle / and out off place. for S. Peter out off whom I cited this testimony / appropriateth to our S. Christ the name of archbishop / in respect off the external regiment: that is to say / in respect that every bishop had a particular charge of ministry underneath him. And where the D. faith / there are other archbishops beside Christ in the external government: seeing he can not deny / but the authority off Christ in every province / is greater then off his Archbishop: I would gladly know off him / when he hath given the name off ⟨p. CCCCXI⟩Archbishop to another / what name he leaveth unto our Saviour Christ / whereby that excellency / and preeminence off authority / may be noted. if it fall out that there is no name above an archbishop: I see not how he must not be constrained / to confess that that name is excessive / which being the greatest that can be in ecclesiastical government / is given to him that hath not greatest authority.

And if no man should touche yt / the D. hath gyuen it the fall him selfe. For where he saith / Christ in the spirituall regiment is the onely Pastor: by and by he saith / he is the onely archbishop in spirituall gouernement. Which if yt be true: then hath he also in the spirituall gouernement / other bishops vnderneath him. for he can not be saide arche or cheife bishop / but in respecte off other bishops vnder him. And if this distinction were not false: yet is it here idle / and owt off place. for S. Peter owt off whom I cited this testymony / appropriateth to our S. Christ the name of archbishop / in respecte off the externall regimēt: that is to say / in respecte that euery bishop had a particular charge of ministrie vnderneath him. And where the D. faith / there are other archbishops beside Christe in the externall gouernement: seing he can not denie / but the autoritie off Christ in euery prouince / is greater then off his Archbishop: I would gledly know off hym / when he hath gyuen the name off ⟨p. CCCCXI⟩