An wholesome antidotus or counter-poison, against the pestilent heresy and sect of the Anabaptists…An holsome antidotus or counter-poysen, agaynst the pestylent heresye and secte of the Anabaptistes…

Simon. In the .xv. chap. of the Acts, we do read that Paul and Barnabas, had no small dissension, and reasoning against them, which did teach Circumcision. Who will deny, circumcision to be an outward thing?

Symon. In the .xv. chap. of the Actes, we do reade that Paule and Barnabas, had no small discencion, and reasonyng agaynst them, which dyd teache Circumsicion. Who wyll deny, circumcision to be an outwarde thyng?

Joiada. I understand & call outward things, ⟨image 65⟩that do help nothing to our salvation, pertaining to the body, more, then to the soul, and which being necessary to the body, do, in process of time, wax old, waste, and consume away, such as be, condition, richesse, and gross elements of this world. But circumcision, was not taught by the false prophets, as an outward thing, but as a necessary & needful thing to salvation: which they did very urgently and instantly persuade, that it should be observed & kept, yea, and all the whole law beside. Hereof, did rise the disputation, which is written of, in the xv. chap. of the Acts Else Paul did circumcise, Timothy, for peace and tranquility sake, and because that he would not offend certain ⟨image 65⟩weak brethren, in the Church: but after that, some men did urgently bring in, circumcision, as necessary, Paul did greatly repugn, & would not suffer Titus to be circumcised .xvi. of the Acts .ii. Galat. This sedition therefore that thou allegest here, hath a greater cause, then an outward thing.

Ioiada. I vnderstande & call outward thynges, ⟨image 65⟩that dooe helpe nothyng to our saluacion, perteining to the body, more, then to the soule, and which being necessari to the body, do, in processe of tyme, waxe olde, waste, and consume away, suche as be, condicion, rychesse, and grosse elementes of thys worlde. But circumcision, was not taught by the false prophetes, as an outwarde thyng, but as a necessary & needeful thyng to saluacion: which thei dyd very vrgently and instantly persuade, that it shoulde bee obserued & kepte, yea, and all the whole law besyde. Hereof, dyd ryse the disputacion, whche is written of, in the xv. chap. of the Actes Els Paule dyd circumcise, Timothie, for peace and tranquilitie sake, and because that he woulde not offende certayne