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…

Joiada Paul doth warn the Romans with these words, saying: I pray you, brethren, that ye look upon them, that cause among you dissension and strife, against the doctrine that ye have learned, & that ye do fly from them. For they that are such, do not serve unto our lord Jesus Christ, but to their belly, and by blandiloquence, & flattering, deceive the hearts of the simple.

Ioiada Paule doth warne the Romaines with these wordes, saiyng: I pray you, brethren, that yee looke vpon them, that cause among you dissencion and strife, agaynste the doctrine that yee haue learned, & that ye doo flye from theim. For they that are such, do not serue vnto our lord Iesu Christ, but to their belye, and by blandiloquence, & flatteryng, disceiue the hartes of the simple.

Sy. This authority the Anabaptists do use, but against you.

Sy. This aucthoritie the Anabaptistes do vse, but agaynst you.

Jo. Consider, my Simon, in your mind, how truly they do bring such things against us. Where did we ever make division in the Church? which thing is familiar and ⟨image 73⟩proper unto them? Where did we ever put offendicles, or stumbling blocks, unto the church? Where as, they have made an innumerable sort of men so perplexed and doubtful, that they do abhor from the gospel & do believe neither us, nor them. Paul did more lively express them, that do deceive & seduce the people with fair speaking, serving to their belies, in the iii▪ chapter to the Philippians, with these words: For many do walk, of whom I have spoken many times, and now do speak weeping, enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is perdition, whose belly is their God, and glory or rejoicing, in their opprobriousness: Which do care for earthly things only. Now judge, my Simon, unto