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But much matter is usually objected here, touching the visible church, wherein for as much as both good and bad be conversant, they say that the good ought to be received, and the ill nevertheless not to be rejected for the churches sake, wherein they abide. We deny not that in the visible church be alway resident both good & evil, so also as we do embrace the good, we do not cast out the evil rashly for the churches sake. And yet followeth no good consequent hereupon, that they with do shun the company of the wicked in the church, do therefore reject the church it self. For although in the church, the wicked are mixed together with the good, yet be not these evil persons the church of christ. It behoveth therefore to make evident now, which be those good ones, & which be those wicked ones, of whom we• speak: & here now an •stima• must be made not in respect of their conversation, but in respect of their religion: that so as o• the one side we may deem them properly good, with teach purely & sincerely Jesus Christ & the sacraments: so on the other side we call them evil, which defile the sincerity of Christian faith, deprave his sacraments, & under colour of the church do persecute the true church of Christ.

But much matter is vsually obiected heere, touching the visible church, wherin for as much as both good and bad be conuersaunt, they say that the good ought to be receaued, and the ill neuerthelesse not to be reiected for the churches sake, wherin they abide. We deny not that in ye visible church be alway residēt both good & euil, so also as we do embrace the good, we do not cast out the euil rashly for the churches sake. And yet foloweth no good cōsequen• herevpon, that they wt do shunne the cōpany of the wicked in the church, do therfore reiect the church it self. For although in the church, the wicked are mixed togither wt the good, yet be not these euil persōs the church of christ. It behoueth therfore to make euidēt now, which be those good ones, & which be those wicked ones, of whome we• speke: & here now an •stima• must be made not in respect of their conuersation, but in respect of their religion: that so as o• the one side we may deeme thē properly good, wt teach purely & sincerely Iesus Christ & the sacramēts: so on the other side we cal thē euil, which defile the sinceritie of Christian faith, depraue his sacramentes, & vnder colour of the church do persecute the true churche of Christ.