The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

And Acts the .xv. when a council was ⟨image 10⟩gathered of the apostles and disciples about the circumcision of the heathen, Peter brought forth not his commandment and the authority of his vicarship, but the miracle that the holy ghost had showed for the heathen / how at the preaching of the gospel, the holy ghost had lighted upon them and purified their hearts through faith, and therefore pro•ed that they ought not to be circumcised.

And Actes the .xv. whē a counsell was ⟨image 10⟩gathered of the apostles ād dyscyples aboute ye cyrcūcysiō of the hethē, Peter brought forth not hys cōmaundemēt and the auctoryte of hys vycarshyppe, but the myracle yt the holy gost had shewed for the heathen / how at the preaching of the gospel, the holy gost had lyghted vppon thē and purytyed theyr hartes thorow fayth, and therfore ꝓ•ed that they ought not to be circumcysed.

And Paul & Barnabas brought forth the miracles also that God had showed by them / among the heathen, through preaching of faith. And Then James brought forth a prophecy of the old testament for the said party: And there with the adversaries gave over their hold / and they concluded with one assent by the authority of the scripture & of the holy ghost, thou the heathen should not be circumcised / and not by the commandment of Peter, under pain of cursing, excommunication interdicting and like bogs to make fools and children afraid with all.

And Paule & Barnabas brought forth the myracles also that God had shewed by thē / amōg the heathē, thorow preachyng of fayth. And thē Iames brought forth a ꝓphecy of the olde testamēt for the sayde partie: And ther with the aduersaries gaue ouer their hold / and they cōcluded wyth one assent by ye auctorytie of the scripture & of ye holy gost, yu ye heathen shuld not be circū cised / and not by the commaundement of Peter, vnder payne of cursing, excommunycatyon interdytyng and lyke bogges to make foles and chyldren afrayed wyth all.