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…

Joia. Why doest thou leave that clause which Christ added unto it, when he was speaking such things?

Ioia. Why doest thou leaue that clause which Christ added vnto it, when he was speakyng suche thynges?

Sy. What have I left?

Sy. What haue I lefte?

Joia. Lying (saith he) for my sake. That we do call the Anabaptists seditious, it is not done for Christs sake, but because, that they do divide Churches being well ordered and pacified, for the things afore named. The which thing never Christ nor his Apostles did. Nor we do not lye, when we accuse them of tumult, and sedition. For the thing is so manifest, that it can not be denied. But they that imputed such ⟨image 71⟩things to Christ, and to his Apostles did lye, and did not say true, as it appeareth by the xxiii. of Luke, the .xvi. & .xxiiii. of the Acts. There were some which did falsely report, that they preached against paying of Tribute, unto Caesar, seducing the commons, and moving sedition, which things were not true. For neither christ, nor his Apostles did it, but rather taught the contrary always. But the Anabaptists, because, that they repugn against public magistrates or rulers, and go about to abolish the ordinance of God, are rightfully called tumultuous, rebels and seditious heretics.

Ioia. Lying (sayth he) for my sake. That we dooe call the Anabaptistes sedicious, it is not doone for Christes sake, but because, that they do diuide Churches beyng well ordered and pacified, for the thinges afore named. The which thyng neuer Christ nor his Apostles dyd. Nor we doo not lye, when we accuse them of tumulte, and sedicion. For the thing is so manifest, that it can not be denyed. But they that imputed suche