The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Touching the place of the kings 1. 12. 3•. The holy Ghost doth there / lay to Jeroboam's charge / both that he made them ¹off the basest off the people / which was a great profanation of the Ministry: and that he toke them not out off the tribe off Levy / which was an other fault. For if he had taken off the wisest / and honestest families of other tribes / he would not have said that he toke them of the basest of the people. And therefore that place was fitly alleged in that sense which I set down: and you that can see no other cause, why it should be quoted, unless it were to prove that the ministry should be tied to one degree, or calling: do your self more injury / then a modest adversary would. For the light off the place is such / that it will suffer no man to be ignorant / which hath but half an eye to see. And yet you blush not to require in your next section / an other answer unto it. I could have repeated my ⟨p. CLXII⟩answer as you have there twice hard together / objected the same thing: but if I be not able to entertain my reader / with that variety which I would: yet would I be loth to deceive him / and make him believe / that mutton roasted / and roasted mutton be two several dishes. For let the reader judge / whether there be any other difference / between that which you confess my answer unto / and that first section in the page following / whereunto you require answer: and with those coleworts twice sodden / you see I was content to let you goo / as I have done with a number off other your faults. To the rest I answer not.

Touching the place of the kinges 1. 12. 3•. The holie Goste doth there / laye to Ierobohams charge / bothe that he made them ¹off the basest off the people / vvhich vvas a great prophanation of the Mynisterie: and that he toke them not owt off the tribe off Leuie / vvhich vvas an other fault. For if he had taken off the wisest / and honestest families of other tribes / he would not haue said that he toke thē of the basest of the people. And therfore that place vvas fitly alledged in that sense vvhich I set downe: and yow that can see no other cause, why yt should be quoted, vnlesse yt were to proue that the ministerie should be tied to one degree, or calling: doo your selffe more iniurie / then a modest aduersarie would. For the light off the place is suche / that it will suffer no man to be ignorāt / which hath but halffe an eye to see. And yet yow blushe not to require in your next section / an other answere vnto it. I could haue repeated my