The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Off preaching Ministers.

Off preaching Mynisters.

Here may be justly renewed the complaint of the prophet / ¹that the priests did not only them selves not execute their charge / according to the laws given in that behalf: but gave those also entrance / to whom the lord had utterly denied it. For it is not enough for the D. to feed him self / and others with the blood off the church / in defence off the unlawful absence off the Pastor: onles by this maintenance off unpreaching ministers / as it were by banner spread / he make a feast thereof unto all the ravening / and Cormorant fowls in the land. And so as if it were a small thing / to bear the condemnation off his own parishes: he stretcheth out his hand / to have part in the gilt off others. And although this defence may seem to be given to thes woeful readers: yet if we give a little heed / we shall easily perceive / that both this puddle / and others which depend upon it / return to fill if it were possible / the Ocean sea off non residents. For non residence would bring little ether to filling off coffers / or bathing off them in the delights off the world / or to what other thing soever they in their absence propound: unless there were such hungry knights / as would for a crust of bread / supply this absence. Now for removing off thes sweepings out off the church ministry / we must come back to a divis. touching this matter.

HEere may be iustly renewed the complaint of the prophet / ¹that the preists did not onely them selues not execute their charge / according to the lawes giuē in that behalf: but gaue those also entrance / to whom the lord had vtterly denied it. For yt is not enough for the D. to feed hym selff / and others with the bloud off the church / in defense off the vnlawfull absence off the Pastor: onles by this maintenance off vnpreaching ministers / as yt were by banner spred / he make a feast theroff vnto all the rauening / and Cormorant foules in the land. And so as if it were a small thing / to beare the condemnation off his owne parishes: he stretcheth owt his hand / to haue part in the gilt off others. And although this defense may seem to be gyuen to thes wofull readers: yet if we gyue a litle heed / we shall easely perceiue / that both this puddle / ād others which depend vpō it / returne to fill if it were possible / the Ocean sea off non residents. For nō residence would bring litle ether to filling off cofres / or bathing off them in the delightes off the world / or to what other thing soeuer they in their absence propound: vnles there were such hungry knightes / as would for a crust of bread / supply this absence. Now for remouing off thes sweepinges owt off the church ministery / we must come backe to a diuis. towching this matter.