The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

And be cause the D. tasteth nothing but authority off men / he hath ⁱJerome of this mind: which writing to a woman / biddeth her take heed off all the Apocrypha, affirming that they are not theirs whose names they bear, that there are many faulty things mingled, and that it requireth wisdom, to seek for gold in dirt. ^kThe hymn also off the three children / he runneth through: where Erasmus jestingly saith / it is marvel that Jerome putteth this song upon the spit (meaning / condemneth it) seeing it is both red, and sung in churches every where, as if it were some special holy thing. Whereby it is not unlike but that he speaketh in another place / off the reading off Apocrypha to edifying off the people, not to confirmation off the doctrine is spoken rather story wise / in telling what was done in that time / than what he allowed. for if it be dangerous for one to read them privately / how must it needs be more to read them openly? onles it be with exposition / which is yet more absurd. Except peradventure to reconcile Jerome / one had rather interpret those words the church reads, off the private reading of every one off the church: whereof there are examples.

And be cause the D. tasteth nothing but autoritie off men / he hath ⁱIerome of this minde: which writing to a woman / biddeth her take heed off all the Apocrypha, affirming that they are not theirs vvhose names they beare, that there are many faulty thinges mingled, and that it requireth vvisdome, to seeke for gold in durt. ^kThe hymne also off the three children / he runneth throwgh: where Erasmus iestingly saith / it is merueill that Ierome putteth this song vpō the spit (meaning / condemneth it) seing it is both red, and soung in churches euery vvhere, as if it vvere some speciall holy thing. Wherby it is not vnlike but that he speaketh in another place / off the reading off Apocrypha to edyfying off the people, not to confirmation off the doctrine is spoken rather story wise / in telling what was doon in that time / thē what he allowed. for if it be daungerous for one to read them priuately / howe must it needes be more to read them openly? onles it be with exposition / which is yet more absurd. Except paraduenture to reconcile Ierome / one had rather interprete those wordes the church reades, off the priuate reading of euery one off the church: wheroff there are examples.