The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

And that the D. which under the name off ancient authority would oppress the truth / may understand that even in this magnifying of authority / he is not so good a scholar o• disciple off his pretended masters: of diverse sentences off the fathers them selves (whereby some have likened them unto brute beasts without reason / which suffer themselves to be led by the judgement and authority off others: some have preferred the judgement of one simple rude man alleging reason / unto companies off learned men) I will content my self at this time with two or three sentences. Ireneus saith / Whatsoever is to be showed in the scripture: can not be showed but of the scriptures them selves. 3. l. 12. c. Jero. saith: No man be he never so holy or eloquent hath any authority after ¹the Apostles. Augustin saith: that he vvill believe none how godly and learned so ever he be unless he confirm his sentence by the scriptures or by some reason not contrary to them. And in an other place / hear this the Lord saith, hear not this Donatus saith, Rogatus saith, Vicentius saith, Hilarius, ²saith, Ambrose saith, Augustin saith, but hearken to this the Lord saith.

And that the D. which vnder the name off auncient authoritie would oppresse the truthe / may vnderstand that euen in this magnifiyng of authoritie / he is not so good a scholer o• disciple off his pretended masters: of diuerse sentences off the fathers them selues (wherby some haue likened them vnto brute beastes withowt reason / which suffer themselues to be led by the iudgement and authoritie off others: some haue preferred the iudgement of one simple rude mā alledging reason / vnto companies off learned men) I will content my selffe at this time with two or thre sentences. Ireneus saith / Vvhatsoeuer is to be shevved in the scripture: can not be shevved but of the scriptures thē selues. 3. l. 12. c. Iero. saith: No man be he neuer so holie or eloquent hathe any authoritie after ¹the Apostles. Augustin saith: that he vvill beleue none hovv godly and lerned so euer he be vnles he confirme his sentence by the scriptures or by some reason not cōtrary to them. And in an other place / heare this the Lord saith, heare not this Donatus saithe, Rogatus saithe, Vicentius saith, Hilarius,