The rest of the second reply of Thomas Cartvurihgt [sic]The rest of the second replie of Thomas Cartvurihgt [sic]

Now when the truth, by this trial, getteth ground: the displeasure against my self, is no sufficient cause, to withdraw my hand, from this defence. For, when the compass of our love towards god, must be moten by the thread of our affection towards his truth: I see not, how I could persuade my self, to have to the quantity of a grain ⟨image 3⟩of mustard seed, of true love towards him: if unto the truth labouring and travailing in this point, I should deny my simple help. And verily, it were a daintiness and delicacy untollerable, if I should not afford, the loss of a little ease and commodity unto that, where unto my life it self, if it had been asked, was due: if I should grudge, to duel in another corner of the world for that cause, for the which, I ought to be ready, altogether to depart out of it: finally, if I should think much, to witness with a little ink and paper that, which numbers, in other places, have already witnessed with their blood.

Novu vuhen the truth, by this trial, getteth ground: the displeasure against my self, is no sufficient cause, to vuithdravu my hand, from this defence. For, vuhen the compas of our loue tovuards god, must be moten by the thred of our affection tovuards his truth: I see not, hovu I could persvuade my self, to haue to the quantitie of a grain ⟨image 3⟩of mustard seed, of trvu loue tovuards hym: yf vnto the trvuth laboring and trauailing in this point, I should deny my simple help. And verily, yt vuere a deintynes and dilicacy vntollerable, yf I should not afourd, the los of a little ease and commoditie vnto that, vuhere vnto my life yt self, yf yt had bene asked, vuas dvu: if I should grudg, to dvuel in another korner of the vuorld for that cavuse, for the vuhich, I ovught to be ready, altogether to depart ovut of yt: finally, yf I should think much, to vuitnes vuith a little ink and paper that, vuhich numbres, in other places, haue alredy vuitnessed vuith their blood.

Whereunto serveth, that it is not the least part of my comfort, that in this vacation from the ministry: the lord hath not suffered me, to be altogether idle: but employed me if not in grafting and setting, which are the masterworks, yet in hedging and ditching about the Orchard of his church purchased with his most precious blood.