re accused / yet through the
singular fauour which the King did beare vnto him he was
delyuered from punishment. It must not then forthewith folowe /
that Daniel for feare of death did present himself before that
Idoll / and did dissemble his Religion / doing there as other
Idolatrors did: this we must not iudge of Daniel /

[[Daniel. 6.]]

seing in the lyke quarell / he was not afrayde to be thrown vnto
the lyons. Now seing there may be many other causes why he was
not caste into the fire with his felowes / why do these men
chose vnto them selues this one cause? and that such a one / as
is sclaunderous vnto that holy man / of which in the holy
scriptures / there is not so much as a suspicion contayned. Yet
they do thinke that they do not vnaptly saye for themselues /
and defend their cause / when they do alledge that out of the
Actes of the Apostles:

[[Actor. 21.]]

where mencion is made howe that Paule / through the councell of
the Elders of the churche of Hierusalem / did take on hym a vowe
with other foure men / and did purifye hymself after the maner
and custumme of the Iues. Yf (saye they) suche an Apostle dyd
take thys lybertye to vse in Iurie the ceremonies which were now
abrogated / euen we also maye vse / and comme vnto the rites /
and ceremonies now vsed in our countrithe. For the better
vnderstonding of this matter we must first well consider what the
somme of Paules preachinge was:

[[Rom. 3.]]

We do suppose (saith he) that a man is iustified by faith /
without the workes of the Lawe.

[[Gal. 3.]]

And as many as are vnder the deedes of the Lawe are subiect to
the curs.

[[Abac. 2.]]

Agayne the Iuste man shall lyue by his faithe.

[[Rom. 1.]]

This is the somme of Paules doctrine / wherby it doth appeare /
that Paule did not vtterly condenne the obseruing of the
ceremonies of the Law / but only when it was done with this
minde / as thoughe that Iustification did not comme therby. And
the same his meaning he vtterith most playnly to the
Galathians / where he saithe.

[[Gal. 5.]]

As many of ye as are circumcised / ye are fallen from the grace
of Christe: for Christe shall not profite you at all: ye are
gone quite from Christe / as many as are Iustified by the Lawe /
As yf he wold saye / These thinges of theyr owne nature do not
alienate and separate vs from Christe / but only when they be
done with this mynde and purpose / to be Iustified by them: Take
awaye this opi