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…

Sy. Thou doest not understand the Anabaptists, ⟨image 104⟩For they do neither deny the Gospel, nor the Resurrection of Christ. They say that the Souls, after the death of the body, (if they do depart in faith) do sleep in the bosom of Abraham, till the day of judgement, & that then, they do enter into everlasting life. And prove their sayings by the gospel, & by Paul. Luc. xvi. i. Thess. iiii. I will not have you to be ignorant touching them, that are a sleep. &c. In the Old Testament, it is written of the Fathers, that they fall a sleep, with their Fathers. And also, it is said of Stephen, that he did sleep in the Lord. And that they at length, shall receive everlasting life, they do prove it by Paul .ii. Timoth. iiii. I have sayeth he, fought a good fight. ⟨image 105⟩Now is there laid up for me, a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, who is a rightful judge. shall give or render unto me, upon that day, not only to me, but also to all them that love his coming. There is such a thing. Phil. iii. & i. John. iii. Or what need is it, of that last judgement, if by & by, after his death, every man receiveth his own dome: these do seem unto me strong. Now will I fain he are what thou canst say against it.

Sy. Thou doest not vnderstande the Anabaptistes, ⟨image 104⟩For they doo neyther denye the Gospell, nor the Resurrection of Christ. They saye that the Soules, after the deathe of the bodye, (if they dooe departe in fayth) do slepe in the bosome of Abraham, tyl the day of iudgement, & that then, they do entre into euerlasting life. And proue their saiynges by the gospell, & by Paule. Luc. xvi.