Joiada. Truly they were endued with such simplicity, as we have spoken of afore. But they were not unlearned and ignorant. For they ⟨image 44⟩were familiarly conversant with Christ, above three years, with Christ, I say, in whom are, all y• treasures wisdom of & knowledge, yea, which is himself, that eternal wisdom of y• heavenly father. Of this fountain drank they abundantly, by this master, were they instituted and taught, and at length were so endued, and illuminated with the holy ghost that they were •unnynge in all tongues & scriptures. That may be seen, both by their writings and also by their acts. As for that, that thou deniest, y• christ did call none, which were learned, doest thou not repugn here against y• manifest truth? Paul was exceedingly well learned.
Barnabas, Gamaliel, Nicodemus, & Apollo y• Alexandrian were great clerks. That in the ⟨image 45⟩mean season, I should pass over all the other, that is to say, Moses, which was learned in all the sciences of the Egyptians Stephen, Isaiah, Timothy, look better upon the .xiii. chap. of the first epistle, to the Corinthians, and upon the first chap. of the epistle, to Citus, and thou shalt find what erudition and learning an overseer or bishop ought to have. Therefore, these arrogant & presumptuous Anabaptists, can not excuse nor defend, their impudent ignorance, by simpleness, but that it is already manifest unto the world that they are given into a reprobate sense, as they, that be not ashamed, to boast, and to set forth unto all men, their ignorance, in stead of good learning, as though children, do not smell already, ⟨image 45⟩their craft & subtlety. But in y• mean season, no man ought thus, to interpret our sayings as though we should speak here, of them, that are falsely, called learned men. For we speak of such, as have ben taught, by god & to the glory of god. Of whom, there were many, in the primitive church, as Pantonus, Tertullian, Cyprian, Lactantius, Augustine, and many other.
Ioiada. Truely thei were endued with such simplicitee, as we haue spoken of afore. But they were not vnlerned and ignoraunt. For they ⟨image 44⟩were familiarly cōuersant with Chryste, aboue three yeares, wt Christ, I say, in whom are, all y• treasures wisdō of & knowlage, yea, which is hymself, yt eternal wisedome of y• heauenly father. Of this fountaine drāke they abundantly, by this maister, wer thei instituted and tawght, and at lengthe were so endued, and illuminated with the holy ghost that they were •unnynge in all tonges & scriptures. That may be sene, bothe by their writyngs and also by theyr actes. As for that, that thou denaiest, y• christ did call none, whiche were learned, doest thou not repugne here agaīst y• manifest truthe? Paull was excedyngly well lerned.
Barnabas, Gamaliell, Nicodedemus, & Apollo y• Alexandrian were great clerkes. That in the ⟨image 45⟩meane season, I shulde passe ouer all the other, that is to saie, Moises, whiche was learned in al the sciences of the Egipcians Steauen, Esaie, Timothe, loke better vpon the .xiii. chap. of the first epistel, to the Corinthians, and vpon the first chap. of the epistell, to Citus, and thou shalt fynde what erudicion and learnynge an ouerseer or bisshoppe ought to haue. Therfore, these arrogant & presumptuous Anababtistes, can not excuse nor defende, their impudent ignorancie, by simplenes, but that it is alredy manifest vnto the world yt they are geuen into a reprobate sence, as thei, that be not ashamed, to boast, and to set forth vnto all men, their ignorancie, in stede of good learnynge, as though children, do not smel alredy, ⟨image 45⟩their craft & subtiltee. But in y• meane seasō, no man ought thus, to interprete our saiynges as though we shuld speake here, of them, that are falsely, called learned men. For we speake of such, as haue ben taught, by god & to the glory of god. Of whom, there were many, in the primitiue churche, as Pātonus, Tertulian, Cyprian, Lactantius, Augustine, and many other.
