A17186:93
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The .iiii. treaty, or dialogue touching simplicity and erudition.
The .iiii. treatie, or dialoge touchynge simplicitee and erudicion.
Simon. IS this, to blind the eyes of the simple, & rude people, Christ him self, did say so, when he gave thanks unto his father, because y• he hath revelated & showed such high, godly and divine mysteries, not to the wises, but to the little ones, & to the simple. Ma. xi. And again, he did not chose learned men but simple and idiots, to be his apostles .i. Cor. i. Therefore we have no need of great learning, but the simpler that any man is, the more apt is he, to this office.
Symon. IS this, to blynde the eies of the symple, & rude people, Chryste hym selfe, did saie so, when he gaue thankes vnto his father, because y• he hath reuelated & shewed such high, godly and diuine misteries, not to the wises, but to the litell ones, & to the simple. Ma. xi. And againe, he did not chose learned men but simple and idiots, to be his apostels .i. Cor. i. Therfore we haue no neede of great learnyng, but the simpler that any man is, the more apte is he, to this office.
Joiada. It is manifest and evident, that ye understand not the words ⟨image 43⟩of Christ. For if by the simple, he should understand them, that lack wisdom and learning (for so ye expound the words of Christ) truly no man should be more apt, than fools and dizzards, which be in deed ignorant in all manner of things. But every man doeth see, that it is against all reason, to think any such thing. Therefore Christ understandeth by simplicity an other thing.