A18080:787
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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In this chap. which supposeth reading preaching, beside strange 1asseverations / and begging of that in controversy: there is nothing / saving that as absurdities are fruitful / this begetteth other. for pressed he shameth not to say / that a child off 4. year old, is a preacher off the gospel. And why not also a popinjay / taught to pronounce some sentences off scripture? for the D. reason (because preaching 10 Rom. 14 is all publishing off the gospel by external voice) 2serveth for one / as for the other. And beside that it is frivolous that off that God speaketh to us by reading / he would conclude that he preacheth to us / as though all speaking were preaching: it is absurd that he saith / the scriptures are not preached in respect off him that readeth, but in respect of the spirit of God working in the hearers. For if reading were preaching / it should be preaching although it wrought to condemnation: whereas by the D. all which hearing the word preached / profit not / are not preached unto. Which as it 3is a gross error: so it is a shameful derogation to the ministry off the word / working mightily not only to the salvation off the elect / but also through their fault / to destruction off the reprobate.
In this chap. which supposeth reading preaching, beside straunge 1asseuerations / and begging of that in controuersie: there is nothing / sauing that as absurdities are fruictfull / this beggetteth other. for pressed he shameth not to say / that a child off 4. yeare olde, is a preacher off the gospell. And why not also a popeniay / tawght to pronounce some sentences off scripture? for the D. reason (because preaching 10 Rom. 14 is all publishing off the gospell by externall voice) 2serueth for one / as for the other. And beside that it is friuolous that off that God speaketh to vs by reading / he would conclude that he preacheth to vs / as though all speaking were preaching: yt is absurd that he saith / the scriptures are not preached in respect off him that readeth, but in respect of the spirit of God worcking in the hearers. For if reading were preaching / yt should be preaching although it wrowght to condēnation: wheras by the D. all which hearing the word preached / profit not / are not preached vnto. Which as it