What is this else but togither with the Papistes to condemne the Scrip∣tures* 1.1 of obscuritie: as thoughe all things necessarie to saluation were not plain∣ly and clearely expressed in them? I graunt you that euerie man vnderst andeth them not, for it is the spirite of God that openeth the heart of man, both to vnder∣stande the Scriptures read and preached: and to him that vnderstandeth them, they are as hote and as lightsome read as preached: neyther shall you euer bée a∣ble to proue the contrarie. And the places that you haue hythertoo alledged, béeing so farre from the purpose, conuince you of a maruellous great scarcitie of proofes.
One example of infinite, is as fewe as may bée. But if that one make not for your purpose, then must you be faine to séeke some other, séeing you haue such store. The Eunuche did not vnderstande the Scripture, that he read, as it appeareth in the same place of the Actes: but I speake of suche as vnderstande that which they reade, and therefore this place is soone answered. Neyther doe I speake of suche in the commendation of reading, to disproue in any respect, the necessitie and vti∣litie of preaching. But neyther you, nor the Authours of the Admonition can auoyde the strengthning the handes of the Papistes in their erroneous opinions, not one∣ly of the hardnesse and difficultie, but also of the vnprofitablenesse of the Scriptures. Howe palpaple an errour it is that I defende, may appeare by your mightie rea∣sons agaynst it, and your learned answere to those proofes that I haue brought for it.