owsoeuer theis men do beautifully set furth and adorn
theise thinges / yet shall they neuer bringe this to passe /
that the goddly will beleaue that it is lawful for them to
communicate with supersticions / and such institucions as are
forbidden of God: Neither will the godly beleaue but that theis
thinges are forbidden / except the papistes shall proue by playne
testimonies of the scripture that they are so instituted of Godd
as they do vse them. Which thinge when it can not be proued of
them / nor yet at all of ony other of the papistes / sum of our
false gospellers do turn them selues hither / that they saye that
Paule also did vse forbidden ceremonies /

[[Paul circumcised Timothee.]]

and that the prophetes of Godd did reproue the sacrifices /
which they neuertheles did partake without synne. And if we do
graunte them this altogether / how can they (I praye yow) helpe
or sett furth their cause? We reade that Paule vsed ceremonies
instituted of Godd / circumcision and sacrifices / but theis men
do contend for ceremonies instituted by men. Paul did ons
circumcise his Timothie /

[[Actu. 16. 18. 21.]]

and did ons ore twis take on him a vowe / and that for certayn
and weightie causes. But theise men couet to waxe old in their
supersticions / and haue no lawfull causes to do so / except
thow wilt call that lawfull which commith of the affections of the
fleshe. Without doubt Paule wold not haue one ore two of his
actes to be sett against his whole doctrine. But whi do they not
rather folow Paule in that /

[[Gal. 2.]]

when he refused to circumcise Titus? seing like causes are
ministred vnto them by thos which go about to spoile them of
their libertie / and bring them into bondage.

[[Hovv the prophetes reproued Sacrifices and vver also
partakers of them.]]

We do saye that ther were two sortes of the Sacrifices among the
old poeple of Israel. Sum of them are redd to be instituted of
Godd / which the poeple sum tyme abused / or els did not vse
them with true faithe / which thing the prophetes did reproue /
and not the Sacrifices themselues / of which they did partake
religiusly and without synne: Euen as we reade that Paule did
worthely partake the supper of the lorde / although he doth
reproue the abuse of the supper in the Corinthinians. Other
sacrifices ther were enuented by man / such were the sacrifices
of Baal / and of Ieroboam / and thos which were done in the
hilles. Theis truly the proph