The mind and exposition of that excellent learned man Martin Bucer, upon these words…The mynd and exposition of that excellente learned man Martyn Bucer, vppon these wordes…

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¶ Paul did serve God in fervent zeal & good and pure conscience even from his progenitors, yet coming to more knowledge, did find & confess thes things to be hurtful and vile, which he had esteemed and used as profitable, and albeit he had circumcised Timothy, yet would he not suffer Titus to be circumcised: so some such as proceed in knowledge and experience doth find this apparel vile and hurtful, which before they thought profitable and not hurtful. And albeit that charity did move them to bear with the weak, as it did Paul in circumcising Timothy, yet faithfulness to keep the truth of the Gospel, where it hath been long preached, causeth those same Preachers ⟨image 12⟩not to yield or shrink for any force or portunytie, as Paul not circumcising Titus, not of singularity and desire of novelties, but of faithfulness, zeal, and good conscience.

¶ Paule did fearve God in feruent zeale & good and pure conscience euen from his progenytors, yet comynge to more knowleadge, did fynde & confes thes thinges to be hurtfull and vyle, whiche he had esteamed and vsed as profytable, and albeyt he had circumcysed Tymothe, yet wold he not suffre Tytus to be cyrcumcysed: so some suche as proceade in knowleadge and experyence dothe fynde this apparrell vyle and hurtfull, which befor they thowght profytable and not hurtfull. And albeit that charitie dyd moue them to beare with the weake, as it did Paul in circumcysynge Tymothe, yet faythefullnes to keape the truthe of the Gosspell, wher yt hathe bene longe preached, cawsythe those same Preachers ⟨image 12⟩not to yealde or shrynke for anye force or portunytie, as Paul not circumcysyng Tytus, not of syngularitie and desyre of novelties, but of faythfullnes, zeale, and good conscyence.