An evident display of Popish practises, or patched Pelagianism Wherein is mightily cleared the…An euident display of Popish practises, or patched Pelagianisme Wherein is mightelie cleared the…

In the other place, which thou citest out of Luke, thou bewrayest thy manifest & intolerable malice. From whom did ever this blasphemy proceed besides thee, that he should say, that men might infringe the counsel of God? And thou thy self in deed, when in Latin thou diddest rather pervert than convert, waste somewhat more shamefast, for so thou haste interpreted. When this was heard, the people and publicans being washed with the washing of John, praised God. But the Pharisees and Lawyers, (so much as in them did lye) did foredo the counsel of God. But say, when thou wouldest add that exception, as much as in them did lye, did thy conscience tell thee, that this sentence could not stand without ⟨p. 149⟩this exception? How is it therefore, that that omitted, thou darest now is impudently wrest this testimony, that thou mayst ratify so horrible a blasphemy? But further good Lord, what sacrilegious impudency is this, to dare so openly transfer the most sacred word of God, to whose only authority the truth amongst men leaneth? And indeed I leave thy washing to such a fine and dainty man as thy self. For we are not the men which despise baptism: but who taught thee to expound [Greek or Hebrew] against themselves as much as in them was. It should rather have been laid [Greek or Hebrew] as much as was in them. And seeing that [Greek or Hebrew] hath many significations, why hast thou chosen that which was of all others least appertaining? was it not because thou haste determined as much as was in thee, to deprave this place and many others? For who can not see that those were set against the Publicans, embracing the doctrine of God by direct contrary, those who despised the same, and abandoned it from them? For the word [Greek or Hebrew] doth ofttimes declare this: as I chn. 12.48. and 1. Thessa. 4.8. in the which place thou thy self usest the word of rejecting. Seest thou therefore, most shameless man, that this testimony doth nothing less than confirm thy blasphemy? But I assure thee, this will come to pass, that if thou repentest not with speed, and bringest a more religious mind to the dealing in holy writings, the very stones will rather rise against thee, than that thou shouldest escape with this sacrilegious impudency unpunished.

In the other place, whiche thou citest oute of Luke, thou bewrayest thy manifest & intollerable malice. From whom did euer this blasphemie procéede besides thée, that he shoulde saye, that men might infringe the counsell of God? And thou thy selfe in déede, when in Latine thou diddest rather peruert than conuerte, waste somewhat more shamefaste, for so thou haste interpreted. When this was hearde, the people and publicans being washed with the wasing of Iohn, praised God. But the Pharisies and Lawyers, (so muche as in them didde lye) dydde foredoe the counsell of God. But saye, when thou wouldest adde that exception, as much as in thē did lye, did thy conscience tel thée, that this sentēce could not stand withoute