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. I could peradventure, bring here few things, against the except I know well already, all this sort, of men and that a great while a go. But I am not ignorant, how much hypocrisy can prevail, by the means of fraud and deceit. And as touching thine answer, ⟨image 17⟩thou sayest very well in that, that is to wit, that the wicked fact of few, shall not harm the innocent. But thou haste not yet proved, that the cause of the Anabaptists is just and good, Nor thou canst not show one among them which is not commaculate, and infected with some of these said vices I mean lying, falsehood, perjury, disobedience, sedition, idleness, forsaking of their wives and children, turpitude. And though all these vices do not stick or cleave to them all at ones, yet not withstanding are they every chone polluted with some of them. That in the mean season I should speak nothing of their heresy, and sects, of their pertinacie, of their false & erroneous doctrine. And because ⟨image 17⟩thou sayest, that they speak much of god. I would fain know of thee, whether they, that do preach the gospel, do not speak of god also?

Ioiada. I coulde paraduenture, bringe here fewe thynges, agaynste the excepte I knowe well alredye, all this sorte, of men and that a greate whyle a go. But I am not ingnoraunte, howe muche hipocrisye can preuayle, by the meanes of fraude and deceate. And as touchynge thyne answere, ⟨image 17⟩thou sayest very well in that, that is to wyt, that the wycked facte of fewe, shall not harme the innocent. But thou haste not yet proued, that the cause of the Anababtistes is iust and good, Nor thou canste not shewe one amonge them whiche is not commaculate, and infected with some of these said vices I meane lyenge, falshode, periurie, disobedience, sedicion, idelnes, forsakynge of their wiues and chyldren, turpitude. And though all these vices doe not sticke or cleaue to them al at ones, yet not withstandyng are they euery chone pollutid with some of them. That in the mean season I should speake nothyng of their heresie, and sectes, of their pertinacie, of their false & erroneous doctrīe. And because ⟨image 17⟩