The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

It may be said further / that he taking his example off the civil dominion off the Gentiles / would thereby pull out off the peoples heads / that fond opinion amongest them / and the rest off Jews: that they at the coming off the Messiah / should be Emperors off all the world / and all the Gentiles be their subjects. Especially considering this petition off the sons off ⟨p. CCCCXXII⟩Zebedee / was grounded off that idle fantasy. And if need required / it were not hard to bring examples off divers Kings / and principal magistrates amongest the Gentiles / which both came unto their government modestly / and used it with all equity / and commodity off the subjects; as off the contrary part divers off the Kings amongest the Jews / whose entry hath not been so honest / nor government so easy. upon which considerations it may appear / that there was an other reason off making mention of the Gentiles Math. 6. then in this place. Last off all / there is nothing answered to the example off our Saviour Christ / which doth manifestly overthrow the D. interpretation. For when as it is certain / that examples are brought to explain the rules which go before / and in the example our Saviour Christ opposeth ministering unto others / to this to be ministered unto by others: it must needs follow / that the place which went before / must be understanded simply of dominion / and not tyrannical dominion. for if the example had been sitting unto M. D. meaning: he should have said / as I came not tyrannically to be ministered unto / or ambitiously to desire it / but modestly to rule.

Yt may be saied further / that he taking his example off the cyuill dominion off the Gentills / would therby pull owt off the peoples heades / that fond opinion amongest them / and the rest off Iewes: that they at the comming off the Messias / should be Emperours off all the world / and all the Gentills be their subiectes. Especially considering this petition off the sonnes off ⟨p. CCCCXXII⟩Zebedy / was grounded off that idlephansie. And if neede required / it were not hard to bring examples off diuers Kinges / and principall magistrates amongest the Gentils / which both came vnto their gouernement modestly / and vsed yt with all equitie / and commoditie off the subiectes; as off the contrary part diuers off the Kinges amongest the Iewes / whose entry hath not bene so honest / nor gouernement so easy. vpon which consyderations it may appeare / that there was an other reason off making mention of the Gentils