A14354:78
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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But notwithstanding all this which is spoken / yet these men which think that they may dissemble at the Mass / cease not to say / That though the Mass be not the Lords supper / but an Idolatry / yet is not the presence at it so earnestly to before bidden / seeing that such things have been granted unto the Infirmities of men: If a man do ask them where: They do bring forth the Example of Naaman 1the Syrian / and by it they will needs have it made Lawful unto them to communicate with wicked superstitions. for he prayed •eliseus / say they / 2that he might be suffered to kneel in the temple of Rymmon that Idol / when the king did worship / and lean upon his arm. whom the prophet answered / goo in peace. And that / say they / which was permitted unto Naaman / why do ye forbid unto us? First these men should weigh with them selves / whether that we only have read this Example of Naaman / or not. •o we think that the holy Apostles and Martyrs of the old church which were occupied night and day in the holy scriptures / did not consider this act and Example? Truly they were not ignorant of the history / yet did they never know this understanding of it: for if they did / why then would they not follow this example / especially when they might thereby have saved their lives?
But notwithstondinge all this which is spoken / yeat theise men whiche thincke that they maye dissemble at the Masse / cease not to saye / That thoughe the Masse be not the Lords supper / but an Ido latrie / yet is not the presēce at it so earnestly to befor bidden / seing that such thinges haue beene gran̄ted vnto the Infirmities of mē: If a man do aske them wheare: They do bringe forth the Example of Naaman 1the Syrian / and by it they will neades haue it made Lawfull vnto them to communicate with wi cked supersticiōs. for he prayed •eliseus / saye they / 2that he might be suffred to kneele in the temple of Rymmon that Idoll / whē the kinge did worshipp / and leane vppon his arme. whom the prophet answered / goo in peace. And that / saye they / which was permitted vnto Naaman / whi do ye forbyd vnto us? Furst theise men shuld weye with them selues / whether that we only haue redde this Example of Naaman / or not. o we thincke that the holy Apostles and Martirs of the olde churche which wer occupied nighte and daye in the holy scriptures / did not consider this acte and Example? Truly they wer not ignorant of the historie / yet did they neuer knowe this vnderstandinge of it: for if they did / whi then wolde they not folow this example / especially when they might therby haue saued their lyues?