The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Moreover S. Paul writing to Tite / to appoint Elders through every town / which were unblamable: addeth because a ¹bishop must be unblamable. Whereupon ether every town must have a bishop: or his reason is not well knit. For he should both give his rule off one thing / and his reason off an other: and it should come to pass / that those churches which have no bishops / might lawfully have slanderous / and spotted bishops seeing his only reason why elders of every town ought to be without reproach / is because a bishop must be so. Again where it is said that Paul / and Barnabas appointed by voice elders in every ²church / ether beside the ancients off the church the Bishop was ordained: or else the famous cities of Antioch / I conium / and Listra / in the number of those churches there mentioned / received no bishop. But the Ans. him self affirmeth / that the Apostles ordained bishops, in the principal cities, and towns: therefore under thes words ▪ they ordained elders by voice in every church, is understanded that they ordained bishops in every church. For S. Luke using the same words to set for the the ministry off all other churches / wherewith he setteth forth the ministry off those famous cities / unless he will deny there were Bishops there: he must off necessity grant / that the other churches had their bishops aswell as they.

Moreouer S. Paul writing to Tite / to appoint Elders throwgh euery towne / which were vnblamable: addeth because a ¹bishop must be vnblamable. Wherupon ether euery towne must haue a bishop: or his reason is not well knit. For he should both giue his rule off one thing / and his reason off an other: and it should come to passe / that those churches vvhich haue no bishops / might lawfully haue slaunderous / and spotted bishops seing his onely reason why elders of euery towne owght to be withowt reproche / is because a bishop must be so. Againe vvhere it is saide that Paule / and Barnabas apointed by voice elders in euery ²churche / ether beside the auncientes off the churche the Bishop was ordeined: or els the famous cities of Antioche / I conium / and Listra / in the number of those churches there mencioned / receiued no bishop. But the Ans. him selfe affirmeth / that the Apostels ordeined bishops, in the principall cities, and townes: therfore vnder thes wordes they ordeined elders by voice in euery churche, ys vnderstanded that they ordeined bishops in euery churche. For S. Luke vsing the same wordes to set for the the ministerie off all other churches / wherwith he settethe forthe the ministerie off those famous cities / vnlesse he will denie there were Bishops there: he muste off necessitie graunt / that the other churches had their bishops aswell as they.