Christopher Cartwright (1602–1658) was an English clergyman, known as a Hebraist and for his use of targums in Biblical exegesis, following the lead of Henry Ainsworth with John Weemes.
[2] Cartwright illustrated the Bible from ancient rabbinical writings, and was respectfully mentioned by contemporaries.
When Richard Baxter wrote his first work, Aphorisms of Justification (1649), he submitted it to Cartwright among others.
Baxter lost the manuscript, which turned up some years after Cartwright's death.
In 1676 Baxter published his Treatise of Justifying Righteousness, in two books, the second of which, entitled A Friendly Debate with the learned and worthy Mr. Christopher Cartwright, contained all the preceding papers, together with Baxter's final reply, The Substance of Mr. Cartwright's Objections considered.