The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Where he saith preaching is more apt for the ignorant, and unlearned, and that he denieth not this: the untruth thereof is apparent. For if preaching be more profitable to the unlearned then reading / and de at least as profitable to the learned: then it is false that he hath set down with so great assurance / that reading is as effectual as preaching: seeing the effect we speak off / is the profit off the hearers. Yet as a man strawght off his wits striketh him self: he overthroweth this also in an other place. for in asking why Josia caused the law to be red▪ except it had as great force to ¹persuade red as preached: he signifieth the contrary off that here affirmed. Considering that the greatest part was off the common people / and that gross: as those which newly came out off filthy idolatry. Further if preaching were as meet for the learned / and meeter for the rude: then his reason there / which imagineth that Josia would not otherwise have caused the law to be red / onles there had been as great fruit in reading as preaching / falleth flat. Considering that the D. confesseth / that preaching is more effectual to the people: and I think dare not deny / but it is as effectual to the learned. Therefore the reason why Josiah caused the law to be red / was not because reading was as effectual as preaching: but because being both red and preached / it profiteth more then when it is simply red.

Where he saith preaching is more apt for the ignorant, and vnlearned, and that he denieth not this: the vntruth theroff is apparant. For if preaching be more profitable to the vnlearned then reading / and de at least as profitable to the learned: then yt is false that he hath set downe with so great assurance / that reading is as effectuall as preaching: seing the effect we speake off / is the profit off the hearers. Yet as a man strawght off his wittes striketh him selfe: he ouerthroweth this also in an other place. for in asking why Iosia caused the lawe to be redd▪ except it had as great force to ¹perswade redd as preached: he signifieth the contrary off that heere affirmed. Considering that the greatest part was off the commen people / and that grosse: as those which newly came owt off filthy idolatry. Further if preaching were as meet for the learned / and meeter for the rude: then his reason there / which imagineth that Iosia would not otherwise haue caused the law to be redd / onles there had bene as great fruict in reading as preaching / falleth flat. Considering that the D. confesseth / that preaching is more effectuall to the people: and I thincke dare not deny / but it is as effectuall to the learned. Therfore the reason why Iosias cawsed the law to be redd / was not becawse reading was as effectuall as preaching: but because being both redd and preached / yt profiteth more then when yt is symply redd.