An epistle to the faithful necessary for all the children of GodAn epistle to the faithfull necessary for all the children of God

But some will reply hereupon. Why then did S. Paul write that he made him self the ¹servant to all, and that to the Jews he was a Jew, and to the Gentiles a Gentile: Let us ⟨image 48⟩²take heed we injure not the Apostle, & make of him a visor to cover our flesh, and to transform our Satan into an angel of light, who goeth about to withdraw us from our office, as Peter would have perverted Jesus Christ: that which S. Paul did, he did it to win all to Jesus Christ: & that which we do, & would cover our selves by the example of S. Paul, serveth to leese & turn away all men from Jesus Christ. Think we that S. Paul did so accommodate himself to others, that he played the thief with thieves, the whoremonger with whoremongers, the drinkard with drunkards, & the idolater with idolaters? And when he was in Ephesus, Cyprus, & Athens went he with idolaters to do reverence & offer sacrifices to Diana, Venus, & to Minerva, to Jupiter, & to Neptune, or to any other Idol? did he not reprove and condemn idolatry through all places where he came? was not that the cause, why the Infidels stirred up so great troubles & persecutions against him?

But some will replie herevpon. Why then did S. Paule write that he made him selfe the ¹seruant to all, and that to the Iewes he was a Iewe, and to the Gentiles a Gentile: Let vs ⟨image 48⟩²take heede we iniuirie not the Apostle, & make of him a viser to couer our fleshe, and to transfourme our Satan into an angel of light, who goeth about to withdrawe vs from our office, as Peter would haue peruerted Iesus Christ: that which S. Paule did, he did it to winne all to Iesus Christ: & that which we doe, & would couer our selues by the example of S. Paule, serueth to leese & turne away all men from Iesus Christ. Think we that S. Paule did so accommodate himselfe to others, that he played the theefe with theeues, the whoremonger with whoremongers, the drinkard with drunkards, & the idolater with idolaters? And whē he was in Ephesus, Cyprus, & Athens went he with idolaters to do reuerēce & offer sacrifices to Diana, Uenus, & to Minerua, to Iupiter, & to Neptune, or to any other Idol? did he not reprooue and condemne idolatrie through al places where he came? was not that the cause, why the Infidels stirred vp so great troubles & persecutions against him?