es / nor for to seuere separatinge themselues from
them which were not yet conuerted: seing that they lyued with
the vnbeleuers / partly for the necessitie of lyfe / partlye to
turne them to the gospell of Christ: wherfore this sentence doth
make nothing at all agaynst those thinges which we haue alreadye
spoken.

Moche lesse maketh that for them which they do bringe in /

[[Gene. 12.]]

that Abraham did becomme a straungier among the heathen and
Idolatours: first that which Abraham dyd / euen by the callinge
and commaundmente of God he dyd it. Againe he was of suche
knowledge and constancie in the truithe that he coulde be
conuersaunte whith the vnbeleauers with out hurtinge of him
selfe / and wyth moche profyting of them. For he caryed aboute
with him the name of god and his holy and true worship / whither
so euer he went. And the very same thing / maie we answer of Lot.

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[[Gene. 13.]]

For if Lot went to Sodome / with a Good mynde to teache them true
faithe and godlie life / he owght not to be accused therfore /
for it was well done / yea it was the prouidence of God towards
the Sodomyts / that they mighte be better taughte / and ernestly
caled vnto repentance. So dothe God admonishe before he
destroieth. So Abraham was sent amonge the Cananites. On this
sorte to go amonge the wicked / and vnbeleuers is lawfull and
laudable. But if Lot went to Sodom only because the pleasaunte
commodytie of the place pleased him / he dyd not wel. Neither
indede dyd his going thither happen luckelie / for he was led
awaye captiue / so that he was in nede to be rescued again by
Abraham.

[[Gene. 14.]]

And likewise when God burned the Cytie / he was compelled euen
against his will to forsake it.

Of Naaman I shall not nede to speake nowe /

[[6]]

for of him I haue spoken inough before.

[[7]]

I suppose lykewise that the cause is open and plaine inoughe /
wherfore manye of them which were healed of Christe were sent
from him to their own countrie / and kindred / to publishe and
declare and amonge them / what hade happened vnto them. This nowe
remayneth / that I sholde peculiarlie speake of the Iues / and
heretikes. For these too kindes of men do in all places this daye
liue amonge / and do dwell togither wyth the Christians.

[[Of the Iues]]

As concerninge the Iues / there be certayn reasons why they are
to be borne withall and suffered. Of which Augustine / amonge
others / doth mak