And in the. 162. page, he alleageth that in the. 15. of the Actes. S. Luke seemeth to meane by readyng preaching. But what dealing is this? vpon a (*) 1.1 seeming and coniecture, to set downe so certainely, and vndoubtedly, that reading is preaching, and then there is no one letter nor syllable that vpholdeth any suche comecture. For S. Iames sayeth that Moses (meaning the lawe) read euery Sabboth thorough out euery towne in the Sinagogue, was also preached, or had those that preached it, setting forth the order which was vsed in all the 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉hurches amongst the people of God: that alwayes, when they mette vpon the Sabboth dayes, they had the scriptures first read, and then preached of and expounded, which is that the Authours of the Admonition do desire, and therefore complayne, for that after readyng followeth no preaching, which any indifferent man may easily vnderstande, by that that they saye: In the olde tyme the worde was preached, nowe it is supposed to be sufficient if it be read.
Surely the place of it selfe is euident, neyther can I reade any interpreter, that doth otherwise vnderstand it, than of reading, & the occasion of vttering these wordes importeth the same. For S. Iames doth vse this for a reason, why the ceremonies of the lawe could not by and by be abolished among the Iewes, bycause Moses was of so great authoritie with them, beyng read euery Sabboth day in their Churches. Therefore hauing the wordes of the Scripture with me, I must rest in my opinion, vntill I heare some proofe or authoritie to the contrarie. Howbeit the waight of the cause lieth not vpon this text, this is but one reason among diuerse.