A17186:307
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…
An wholesome antidotus or counter-poison, against the pestilent heresy and sect of the Anabaptists newly translated out of lati[n] into English by John Veron, SenonoysAn holsome antidotus or counter-poysen, agaynst the pestylent heresye and secte of the Anabaptistes newly translated out of lati[n] into Englysh by Iohn Veron, Senonoys
printed by Humphrey Powell, 1548printed by Humfrey Powell, 1548
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Joiada. Therefore, I will declare them, by an example: Fire is a very pure & actual thing, ⟨image 114⟩which after that it beginneth ones, can never cease from his operation and working, till it be quenched: and that is, when it hath nothing, whereupon, it may show, and exercise his operation. If thou denyest the operation & working of the fire, thou hast denied the fire. The nature of the soul is very like, which after, that she is poured in to the body, by god, is a lively and working spirit, and can never cease nor be at rest. Wilt thou have no fire, take away the operation. If thou denyest the Soul, attribute unto her, sleep. For to say, that the soul is a sleep, and to say, that the soul is not, is all one thing. If the soul sleepeth, she doeth rest, if she doeth rest, she worketh not, if she doeth not work, ⟨image 114⟩she is not. For to work, and to be in the soul, is all one thing, •yth that she is a perpetual motion, & working. But the soul is, therefore she sleepeth not. Doest thou understand this thing?
Ioiada. Therefore, I wyll declare them, by an exāple: Fyer is a very pure & actuall thyng, ⟨image 114⟩whiche after that it begynneth ones, can neuer ceasse from his operacion and workyng, tyll it be quenched: and that is, when it hathe nothyng, whervpon, it maye shew, and exercise his operacion. If thou denyest the operacion & working of the fier, thou hast denyed the fyer. The nature of the soule is very like, which after, that she is poured in to the body, by god, is a liuely and working spirite, and can neuer ceasse nor be at rest. Wylt thou haue no fyer, take awaye the operacion. If thou denyest the Soule, attribute vnto her, slepe. For to say, that the soule is a slepe, and to saye, that the soule is not, is all one thyng. If the soule slepeth, she dooeth rest, if she dooeth rest, she worketh not, if she doeth not worke, ⟨image 114⟩she is not. For to worke, and to be in the soule, is all one thing, •yth that she is a perpetual motion, & workyng. But the soule is, therfore shee sleapeth not. Dooest thou vnderstande this thyng?