The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

To that out off the Apostle / and our Saviour Christ / off the Pastors presence, that in going before his flock, he might serve for a patron off good works: he answereth that our Saviour Christ / and Saint Paul serve for examples, to those which ⟨p. CCCXLXIIII⟩never saw them, and with whom they were not continually. Albeit the light off their example shining so clear / might be seen off those which were far of: yet the same followeth not in the pastors / whose light is a great deal dimmer. Likewise the pastor being notas our S. Christ / and S. Paul lights off the world / but off those houses over which they are set: ought to be placed where they may give most light unto them. Considering that it is unmeet / not only to put the light under a bushel / where it is altogether unprofitable: but also under the table / where notwithstanding it may give some comfortable remedy / against the darkness. Therefore forsomuch as the example that may be both seen / and heard / hath more force to conform the followers unto it / then that which is only heard: the reason remaineth still unanswered. seeing the question is not only / how he may serve for example / but how he may do it to their most advantage.

To that out off the Apostle / and our Sauiour Christ / off the Pastors presence, that in going before his flock, he might serue for a patron off good vvoockes: he answereth that our Sauiour Christ / and Sainct Paul serue for examples, to those which ⟨p. CCCXLXIIII⟩neuer saw them, and with whom they were not continually. Albeit the light off their example shining so cleare / might be seen off those which were far of: yet the same followeth not in the pastors / vvhose light is a great deal dim̄er. Likewise the pastor being notas our S. Christ / and S. Paul lightes off the world / but off those howses ouer vvhich they are set: ought to be placed vvhere they may giue most light vnto them. Cōsidering that it is vnmeet / not onely to put the light vnder a bushell / vvhere it is altogether vnprofitable: but also vnder the table / vvhere notwithstanding it may giue some comfortable remedy / against the darcknes. Therefore forsomuch as the example that may be both seen / and heard / hath more force to conforme the followers vnto yt / then that which is onely heard: the reason remaineth still vnanswered. seing the question is not onely / how he may serue for example / but how he may doo yt to their moste aduantage.