The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

To the 16. sect. pa. 14.

Whether you have either scripture or godly learned author for your warrant in your assertions / partly hath been already showed / and more shall appear. But you must learn that the part of a faithful teacher in the church of god / is neither to propound any thing to the church / neither to reject that which is propounded by other / off credit off any godly / learned / zealous man. And although this be to much / yet that which he writeth in the 200. pag. is to far out of all square. Where he affirmeth that the argument off authority / whether out off the Scriptures / or out off the interpreters off the Scriptures / is the best reason that can be brought in divinity. To both I will answer here in the beginning that the reader may have wherewith he may beware / and know ⟨p. XVIII⟩how to esteem both his and our proofs. And first of all seeing the Apostle teacheth Timothy / that the Scripture inspired by ¹the holy ghost / is the only rule for the minister (which he calleth the man off god) either to establish or overthrow what soever may fall in question in the church: And S. Peter saith that who soever speaketh in the church must speak as the words of god: And seeing all the godly zealous learned men in ²the world are not able to authorise or displace any doctrine in the church without the word of god: I leave it to be considered how dangerously he maintaineth his answer to be good for that it hath ground either of the word of god / or the judgement of some godly jearned man / and let it be weighed whether this be to set up an other Doctor in the church then Moses or our saviour Christ.

WHether yow haue either scripture or godlie learned author for your warrant in your assertions / partely hath bene alreadie shewed / and more shall appeare. But yow must learne that the part of a faithfull teacher in the church of god / is neither to propound any thing to the church / neither to reiecte that which is propounded by other / off credit off any godlie / learned / zelous man. And althowghe this be to much / yet that which he writethe in the 200. pag. is to farr owt of al square. Wher he affirmeth that the argument off authoritie / whether owt off the Scriptures / or owt off the interpretors off the Scripturrs / is the best reason that can be browght in diuinitie. To bothe I will answere here in the beginninge that the reader may haue wherewithe he maye beware / and know