The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Furthermore it must be observed / what kind off Idolatry it is / which Saint Paul saith may fall into a brother / and yet he retain the name of brother. This appeareth upon the discourse ¹he maketh in that Epistle / to have been only a sitting down to eat at the feast of Idolaters / made in honour of their Idols / without any honour done to idols by sacrifice / or bodily worship / and without any conscience of that meat more then of other. Which although he prove a spice of Idolatry: yet was it one of the least / and lightest kinds / and such as holding still the foundation off Christianity / could not without obstinacy in it / cut from the church. Whereby fall the out / that the papists which in their Idolatry raze the foundations of true religion / can not by that place / come into any account off the church off God.

Furthermore yt muste be obserued / what kinde off Idolatrie yt is / which Saint Paule saithe maie fall into a brother / and yet he reteine the name of brother. This appeareth vpon the discourse ¹he maketh in that Epistle / to haue bene onely a sittinge downe to eate at the feaste of Idolaters / made in honour of their Idoles / withowt any honour doone to idoles by sacrifice / or bodily vvorship / and vvithowt anie conscience of that meate more then of other. Which althowghe he proue a spice of Idolatrie: yet was yt one of the leasie / and lighteste kindes / and such as holdinge stil the foundacione off Christianitie / coulde not vvithowt obstinacie in it / cut from the church. Wherby falle the owte / that the papistes vvhich in their Idolatrie rase the foundations of trewe religion / can not by that place / come into anie accounte off the church off God.

1. 11. Cor. 8. & 10.

For the first place off Master Calvin / that there are in the Church contemners off God, and which live dissolutely: if the S. had added the next words that such ought with