d contempn.

Often tymes also that thing happenith / which we reade to haue
happened in Pauls tyme / amonge the Corinthians /

[[1. Cor. 10.]]

that the brethern by this conuersacion / ar brought to be
partakers of the wickednesses / vile custumes / and Idolatries
of the vnfaithfull: Which familiar conuersacion / dothe not only
couple them with the vnfaithfull / but it is a meane to make
them Idolatrours: for thauoiding of which / Paule cryeth out in
the same place:

[[1. Cor. 10.]]

fle Idolatrie. I do likewise passe ouer with silence / that wher
our weake and vnlearned brethern / do thus ioyne themselues in
familiar conuersacion with the vnfaithfull / it can not be but
betwene them and the vnfaithfull / sumtyme ther will happen
communicacion of Religion: And then though it happ so that
through want of learninge / our weaklinges do not slyppe and
foile them selues / Yeat bicause they can not dissolue / and
answer vnto the arguments / and subtile reasons of the
aduersaries aptly / ther arisith then contentius stryfes betwen
them / and not only this / but euel speakings / reproches / and
hatreds / which thinges ar so farr from edifying / that they do
altogether hynder and lett it: furthermor in these conflictes it
happenith / that our weaklinges at lenghth are putt to silence /
so that they neither speake to confes the truithe / nor to
reproue that whiche is fals: Now consider heere what a libertie
these men do lose: which christian libertie is in free boldenes
in speakinge / to reproue that which is fals / as to confes
godd / and his truithe. This libertie of free speaking and
confessing / no christen man ought so to gyue ouer / but that he
in all his talke shuld and might vse it.

But in this companie of vnbeleauers / these weaklinges do not /
yea darre not vse it / les they in ther sayings / shuld be
snatched vpp / and put to shame. Yet truly no men / nor ony
companye of men shuld cause a christian to caste awaye this
fredom and libertie.

[[2 Cor. 6.]]

For our purpose also makith that sayinge of S. Paul. Set your
selues at large / for what felowshipp hath righteousnes with
vnrighteousnes? Or what companie hathe light with darcknes? Or
what concorde hath christe withe Beliall? Either what parte hath
he that beleauith / with an Infidell? Or how agreith the temple
of godd / with Images? These wordes ar so playn that they neede
not to be expownded: In which / this conuersacion of which we
now