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…

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 ⟨image 74⟩whom these things may be applied, unto us, or unto the Ana. baptists. They vociferate and cry always, against Tithes, Tributes, Riches, Oaths, Magistrates, property of goods. We do preach Faith, Innocency of life, Charity, & that men may use all things well, as the gifts of God. Who boasteth more, or rejoiceth in reproachful things, then they do, that is to say, in their Catabaptisme, or opinion against Baptism. in forsaking of their household, & in their slothfulness, wherein they do wander about, as idle vagabonds. Moreover, of these things, that they do teach, tumults, seditions, wars, robbing and spoiling, did always rise. I think thou doest understand, whom Paul ⟨image 74⟩doth call belies, and enemies of the cross of Christ.

Io. Consyder, my Symon, in your mynde, howe truly thei do bring such thyngꝭ agaynst vs. Where dyd we euer make diuision in the Churche? whiche thynge is familier and ⟨image 73⟩proper vnto them? Where dyd we euer put offēdicles, or stombling blockes, vnto the church? Where as, they haue made an innumerable sorte of mē so perplexed and doubtfull, that they do abhorre from the gospell & do beleue neither vs, nor them. Paule did more lyuely expresse them, that do disceyue & seduce the people with fayre speakyng, seruyng to their belyes, in the iii chapiter to the Philipenses, with these wordes: For many do walke, of whom I haue spoken many tymes, and now doo speake weeping, enemyes of the crosse of Christ, whose ende is perdicion, whose belye is their God, and glorie or reioysyng, in their opprobriousnesse: Which do care for earthly thyngꝭ only. Nowe iudge, my Symon, vnto