The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Now if private reading only / can not ordinarily engender faith: I would know how public reading only / can do it. Beside that / when public reading may be by a simple reader / which hath no other charge in the church / and off whom this solemn fending can not be understanded: it followeth / that faith can not by public reading only be engendered. Forasmuch as he being none off those sent his reading can not be that preaching / by which faith is engendered. I say that a reader only can not be off those sent the Apostle speaketh off / not only because he hath regard unto the ministries off the word / appointed by God: but also for that the place off Isaiah / out off which he proveth that faith cometh not but by preaching / will by no means suffer to carry the word preacher unto a simple reader. For beside that it were frivolous / to refer the lifting up off the voice off those preachers ¹whereunto the Prophet exhorteth / unto a loud reading / which is understanded of earnestness / and diligence in preaching: that voice he speaketh off / is the voice off the churches watchmen▪ which title when it can not agree unto a simple reader / that hath no further charge then to read in a book / according to the prescript off others: it is manifest / that a simple reader can not be contained under S. Pauls preacher / seeing he can not be contained under Isaiah's / which is the same with S. Pauls. For when the title off watchman, draweth a continual care / and circumspection over those he watcheth: and the reader for any thing his office requireth / may occupy him self in any worldly business / saving only the time off his reading: it is clear that he is no church watchman.

Now if priuate reading onely / can not ordinarily engender faith: I would know how publike reading onely / can doo yt. Beside that / when publike reading may be by a simple reader / which hath no other charge in the church / and off whom this solemne fending can not be vnderstanded: yt followeth / that faith can not by publike reading onely be engendred. Forasmuch as he being none off those sent his reading can not be that preaching / by which faith is engendred. I say that a reader onely can not be off those sent the Apostle speaketh off / not onely because he hath regard vnto the ministeries off the word / appointed by God: but also for that the place off Esaie / owt off which he proueth that faith cometh not but by preaching / will by no meanes suffer to cary the word preacher vnto a simple reader. For beside that it were friuolous / to refer the lifting vp off the voice off those preachers