The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Charged here by his fond allegation off Call. Institut. he answereth / I knew there were sundry editions. I did so: but whether it be absurd that he should leave both the best / and most usual to take that which is worse / and in the hands of few (onles he meant to play under the board / that men should not understand) I leave to the readers judgement. His reason (he had noted it, laboured it, and was acquainted with it) is very simple. For is it meet that because he had made his book a little heavier with ink / he should be wedded so to it / as to neglect the common commodity? how he is acquainted with it I know not: but I trust it hath / and shall appear / that there is no more friendship between him and his book in thes matters / then between light and darkness. But it is folly to reason with him: for he addeth Doctorlike / that he both hath, and will so use it still. Howbeit how cometh it to pas / that even in his former book he hath alleged the later edition? belike ether that was some tributary allegation: or else the latter ¹was better to him there then his noted one. Howe unjustly he chargeth me with uncertain direction / in ether all / or the most off thes he setteth down: I leave to be judged off that I have said in that behalf. The rest off this divis. with the next / is nothing but bare / and bold affirmations / reproaches / and repetitions. The next to it hath nothing but trifling and unlearned questions / ^bbefore answered. That set down off the inconvenience off many speaking together / according to the proverb (many may sing but not speak at once) is not (as he saith) needles, but ⟨p. DCVII⟩made way to the necessity of having one which otherwise equal / should have some preeminence in that action. The next hath nothing but railing words / with repetition off repetitions / and that beside the matter: considering that the cautions I put off the moderator in the assembly off ministers / I put not as always observed off the D. Bishops / and Archbishops / but as those which ought to be. In asking scripture for proof, he dallieth: seeking for that he would not find / as the scholar the rod he must be beaten with.

Charged heere by his fonde allegacion off Cal. Institut. he answereth / I knew there were sundry editions. I did so: but whether yt be absurd that he should leaue both the beste / and moste vsual to take that which is worse / and in the handes of fewe (onles he mente to play vnder the boorde / that men should not vnderstand) I leaue to the readers iudgement. His reason (he had noted yt, laboured it, and was acqainted with yt) is very simple. For is yt meete that because he had made his booke a litle heuier with yncke / he should be wedded so to yt / as to neglecte the commen commoditie? how he is acquainted with yt I knowe not: but I trust yt hath / and shall appeare / that there is no more frendship betwene him and his booke in thes matters / then betwene light and darknes. But yt is foly to reason with him: for he addeth Doctorlike / that he both hath, and will so vse yt still. Howbeit how cometh yt to pas / that euen in his former booke he hath alledged the later edition? belike ether that was some tributary allegacion: or els the latter