The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Now I must put the D. also in mind / that nether in his first / ⟨p. CCCCII⟩nor later book / he hath answered the Adm. reason / touching private reading only of the Apocrypha: because their name which signifieth secret, or hid doth speak as much. If he will say / they are so called because the writers of them are unknown: he can not so escape / considering that this name doth put a difference between them / and canonical: which it could not / if that signification should be followed. for part of the writers of canonical books / as of Joshua / Judges / Sam. Chron. Kings / &c. are unknown. To that wherein the book is charged / for lifting up of divers cha. of the Apocrypha, to be red as extra ordinary lessons upon feast days, wherein there are greatest assemblies, some chap. off canonical scripture being not red at all: he answereth not a word / but leaveth it to speak for it self. Seeing then the scripture precisely forbiddeth to ordain a pastor not fit to teach / and bare reading off homilies is convenient / off holy scriptures insufficient to save the people by / which are the crutches wherewith the D. would uphold this lame ministry: it followeth together with the shameful absurdities / off reading to be preaching / to be as good / yea better then preaching: that unpreaching pastors as the pestilence off the church / ought to be thrown out.

Now I must put the D. also in minde / that nether in his first / ⟨p. CCCCII⟩nor later booke / he hath answered the Adm. reason / towching priuate reading onely of the Apocrypha: because their name vvhich signifieth secret, or hid doth speake as much. If he will say / they are so called because the writers of thē are vnknowen: he can not so escape / cōsidering that this name doth put a difference betwene them / and canonicall: which it could not / if that signification should be followed. for part of the writers of canonicall bookes / as of Iosue / Iudges / Sam. Chron. Kinges / &c. are vnknowen. To that wherin the booke is charged / for lifting vp of diuers cha. of the Apocrypha, to be red as extra ordinary lessons vppon feast daies, vvherin there are greatest assemblies, some chap. off canonicall scripture being not red at all: he answereth not a word / but leaueth it to speake for it self. Seing then the scripture precisely forbiddeth to ordeine a pastor not fit to teach / and bare reading off homilies is conuenient / off holy scriptures insufficient to saue the people by / which are the cruches wherewith the D. would vphould this lame ministery: it followeth together with the shamefull absurdities / off reading to be preaching / to be as good / yea better then preaching: that vnpreaching pastors as the pestilence off the church / owght to be throwen owt.