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The thirde Diuision.
Admonition.
Nay some in the fulnesse of their blasphemie haue sayde it, that muche preachyng bryngeth the worde of God into contempt, and that foure preachers were inough for all London, so farre are they from thinking it necessarie, & seeking that euery congregation should haue a faithfull pastor.
If any haue mislyked often preachyng, or hane sayde, that muche* 1.1 preachyng bryngeth the worde of God into contempte, or that foure preachers were inough for all London, they are to be blamed, (and that iustely) and not the booke, for it willeth no man to say so.
But if any hath sayd, that some of those which vse to preach of∣ten, by their loose, negligente, verball, and vnlearned Sermons, haue brought the worde of God into contempte, or that foure god∣lie, learned, pithy, diligent and discreete preachers, might do more good in London, than fortie contentious, vnlearned, verball, and rashe Preachers, they haue sayde truely, and their saying myghte well be iustifyed. Howbeit take heede that you slaunder no man, or vniustly seeke the discredite of any, whylest you seeke to vtter youre malice against that godlie booke. None that fauoureth Gods word (as I thinke) denyeth that hearing the worde of God, is the vsuall and ordinarie meanes, whereby God vseth to woorke faythe in vs, And that therfore Preachers be necessarie.
T. C. Page. 124. Lin. 10.
Of this thing M. Doctor speaketh agayne in the. 167. page, but to this effect altogether, and almoste in the same wordes.
And yet is there somthing there, that would haue bin answered, but I take that as graunted whiche is not answered.