A18080:786
The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright
The second reply of Thomas Cartwright: against Master Doctor Whitgiftes second answer, touching the Church disciplineThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright: agaynst Maister Doctor Whitgiftes second answer, touching the Churche discipline
Heidelberg: printed by Michael Schirat, 1575
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The 5. Tract. and 6. un the O.The 5. Tract. and 6. vn the O.
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Hitherto pertaineth that which he hath disorderly put ⟨p. CCCLXXXVII⟩pag. 176. where he saith / that the reading off Saint Pauls epistles did the Romans more good, than preaching: which is contrary to S. Pauls meaning / 1who showeth / that he could not have the like fruit off his ministry towards them / as off other nations / because he was letted to come / and preach unto them. His proofs coming a mile after / are first that a mans meaning is commonly better expressed by writing, then by word. Which beside that it is confuted by common sense / all men knowing that there is more certain understanding by word off mouth / than by letters (which if any doubt arise in any word / can say nothing to the resolving off it) as it is alleged / it can not tend but to utter subversion off the lords order / and to prove that commonly, and for the most part / it is better to have reading / then preaching. The other is that writing remaineth: as if the question were whether canonical writing off the scriptures / were better then preaching: and not whether there be more fruit in bare reading that which is written / then preaching upon it.
Hytherto perteineth that which he hath disorderly put ⟨p. CCCLXXXVII⟩pag. 176. where he saith / that the reading off Saint Paules epistles did the Romanes more good, thē preaching: which is cōtrary to S. Paules meaning / 1who sheweth / that he could not haue the like fruice off his ministery towardes them / as off other nations / because he was letted to comme / and preach vnto them. His proofes comming a mile after / are first that a mans meaning is commenly better expressed by writing, then by word. Which beside that it is confuted by commensense / all men knowing that there is more certeine vnderstanding by word off mouth / thē by lettres (which if any doubt arise in any word / can say nothing to the resoluing off it) as yt is alledged / it can not tend but to vtter subuersion off the lordes order / and to proue that commenly, and for the moste part / it is better to haue reading / then preaching. The other is that writing remaineth: as if the question were wether canonicall writing off the scriptures / were better then preaching: and not whether there be more fruict in bare reading that which is written / then preaching vppon yt.