A14354:117
A treatise of the cohabitation of the faithful with the unfaithful Whereunto is added.…A treatise of the cohabitacyon of the faithfull with the vnfaithfull Whereunto is added.…
A treatise of the cohabitation of the faithful with the unfaithful Whereunto is added. A sermon made of the confessing of Christ and his gospel, and of the denying of the same.A treatise of the cohabitacyon of the faithfull with the vnfaithfull Whereunto is added. A sermon made of the confessing of Christe and his gospell, and of the denyinge of the same.
Strasbourg: printed by W. Rihel, 1555
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Much less maketh that for them which they do ⟨image 53⟩bring in / that Abraham did become a stranger among the heathen and Idolaters: first that which 1Abraham did / even by the calling and commandment of God he did it. Again he was of such knowledge and constancy in the truth that he coul de be conuersaunte with the unbelievers with out hurting of him self / and with much profiting of them. For he carried about with him the name of god and his holy and true worship / whither so ever he went. And the very same thing / may we answer of Lot.
Moche lesse maketh that for them which they do ⟨image 53⟩bringe in / that Abraham did becomme a straungier amōg the heathē and Idolatrours: first that which 1Abraham dyd / euen by the callinge and commaundemente of God he dyd it. Againe he was of suche knowledge and constācie in the truithe that he coul de be conuersaūte whith the vnbeleauers with out hurtinge of him selfe / and wyth moche profyting of thē. For he caryed aboute with him the name of god ād his holy ād true worship / whither so euer he wēt. And the very same thing / maie we answer of Lot.
- 1Gene. 12.
For if Lot went to Sodom / with a Good mind 1to teach them true faith and godly life / he ought not to be accused therefore / for it was well done / yea it was the providence of God towards the Sodomites / that they might be better taught / and earnestly called unto repentance. So doth God admonish before he destroyeth. So Abraham was sent among the Canaanites. On this sort to go among the wicked / and unbelievers is lawful and laudable. But if Lot went to Sodom only because the pleasant commodity of the place pleased him / he did not well. Neither indeed did his going thither happen luckily / for he was led away captive / so that he was in need to be rescued again by Abraham.