An Answer to a Great Number of Blasphemous Cavillations

And yet thou ashamest not to ask how many of them can we perceive by their conversation, that they have cast of the old man, and put on the new man walking sincerely in their vocation. shall not the great multitude of Christs dear martyrs, of late in England (thou wilt not say, that they were all anabaptists) the long patience of our brethren in France,¹ and that cruel persecution of late risen in Italy, Naples, and Spain for Christs trueth only, put thy venomous tongue to silence?

And yet thou ashamest not to ask how many of thē can we perceiue by their conuersacion, that they haue cast of the olde man, and put on the new man walking sincerely in their vocacion. shal not the great multitude of Christes deare martyres, of late in England (thou wilt not say, that they were all anabaptistes) the long pacience of our bretheren in France,¹ and that cruel persecution of late risen in Italy, Naples, and Spaine for Christes trueth onely, put thy venemous tongue to silence?

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If I should demand of thee which of the two did most mortify the flesh, he that for conscience sake leaveth country friends, riches and honours, or he that to gape for worldly promotions,¹ or yet for any other purpose doeth cover him self with Esau's clothes (I use your own terms) and so denying what he is, will swear, if need be, that he is not Jacob, which of these two Isay, doest thou think to have come nearest to the forsaking of him self? Or yet another, whither doth he walk most sincerely in his vocation, that living upon his just labours is ready to communicate, according to his ability to the necessity of his poor brethren? or he who loitering in one place or trotting