The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

seeing the D. which buildeth of his authority / in confessing that the magistrate is ordained off God immediately / standeth ⟨p. CCCCXVIII⟩with us that he is not ordained off our Saviour Christ / in respect that he is mediator between God and us. hereupon followeth that the office off the civil magistrate is properly one off those means / which serveth the Lords providence in the preservation off man kind. Now if the civil magistrate should be the head off the church: he must be an under / and subordinate head off Christ. Considering that the lord hath committed the government off the church / unto our Saviour Christ / and that otherwise there should be two heads off it / whereof one were not under another: which is absurd. But he is not an under / and subordinate head off Christ / considering that his authority cometh from God simply / and immediately / even as our Saviour Christs: and therefore not the head off the church.

seing the D. which buildeth of his autoritie / in cō fessing that the magistrate is ordeined off God immediatly / standeth ⟨p. CCCCXVIII⟩with vs that he ys not ordeined off our Sauiour Christe / in respect that he is mediatour betwene God and vs. heruppon followeth that the office off the cyuill magistrate is properly one off those means / which serueth the Lordes prouidence in the preseruation off man kind. Now yf the cyuill magistrate should be the head off the church: he must be an vnder / and subordinat head off Christ. Consydering that the lorde hath committed the gouernement off the church / vnto our Sauiour Christe / and that otherwise there should be two heades off yt / wheroff one were not vnder another: which is absurd. But he is not an vnder / and subordinate head off Christe / consydering that his autoritie cometh from God symply / and immediatly / euen as our Sauiour Christes: and therfore not the head off the church.

To this disputation pertaineth that which the D. else where