A short instruction for to arm all good Christian people against the pestiferous errors…A short instruction for to arme all good Christian people agaynst the pestiferous errours…

The answer to this is very easy. For Saint Paul doeth not speak of the substance of Christs body, but doeth only show, that though it so be, that he might show him self in his glorious majesty as God: yet he behaved him self as a simple man in all meekness. He exhorteth the Philippians to humility. To do this, he bringeth Christ for example: saying that he was in the form that is to say, in the glory of God, and that notwithstanding he made him self of no reputation. He addeth afterward that he showed him self in the form of man, and that he behaved him self as man. What other thing do these word signify, but that under the veil of his flesh in which he appeared little & contemptible, he hid the glory of his divinity, in such wise that there appeared in him but the trail condition which he outwardly showed. Thus as touching the solution of this place, there is no difficulty. But there is an other, the which seemeth to have a little more of appearance It is in the .xv. Chapter of the first Epistle to the Corinthians, where saint Paul sayeth, that the first Adam was earthly, made of the earth: the second is heavenly, being come from heaven. Out of this the Anabaptists ⟨image 54⟩after the example of their predecessors the Manichees, do conclude that Jesus Christ had an heavenly body, and not formed nor created of humane seed: that is to say of the substance of his mother the virgin. The solution of this argument, is easy, if we behold. S. Pauls purpose, and do continue and knit one sentence with an other, and not cut of and snatch one word to the depravation of the whole sense.

The answeare to thys is verye easye. For Saynte Paule doeth not speake of the substaunce of Christes bodye, but doeth onelye shewe, that thoughe it so be, that he myghte shewe hym selfe in his gloryouse maiestie as God: yet he behaued hym selfe as a symple man in all mekenes. He exhorteth the Philyppians to humilitie. To do thys, he bryngeth Christ for exemple: saynge that he was in the forme that is to saye, in the glorye of God, and that notwythstandynge he made hym selfe of no reputation. He addeth afterwarde that he shewed hym selfe in the forme of manne, and that he behaued hym selfe as man. What other thing do these worde signifie, but that vnder the vaile of hys fleshe in whyche he appeared little & contemptible, he hyd the glory of hys diuinitie, in suche wyse yt ther appeared in him but the trayle condition which he outwardlye shewed. Thus as touchynge the solution of thys place, ther is no difficultye. But ther is an other, the whyche semeth to haue a litle more of apparaūce It is in the .xv. Chapter of the fyrste Epistle to the Corinthyans, wher saynt Paule sayeth, that the fyrste Adam was earthly, made of the earth: the seconde is heauenlye, beynge come from heauen. Out of thys the Anabaptistes