m that ys suche / see that
ye eate not.

[[4]]
[[Genes. 12.]]

Abraham beinge called to go owt of Chaldee / ys commaunded to
trauayle in those countries / in whiche the people were
altogither vngodlye and wicked Idolatrours / that ys / in the
lande of Canaan / and in Egypte.

[[5]]
[[Genes. 13.]]

Lot refused to continewe in the housholde / and familiar
companie of Abraham / and did chose to dwell amonge the
Sodomytes.

[[6]]
[[4. Reg. 5.]]

Naaman the Sirian / after that he was healed of his leprosie /
dyd returne to his Idolatrous nation.

[[7]]
[[Marc. 5.]]

Christ our Sauior dyd not reteyne with him all those whom he dyd
heale / but commaunded some of them to returne vnto their own
famyliars / countrymen / and kinsfolkes (which yet were wicked /
and infidels) among whom they sholde publishe and declare / what
the lorde hade done for them.

[[8]]

The Iues both by the ciuile and canon lawes ar not only permitted
to lyue among the christians / but also to haue their synagoges:
and tribute is taken of them.

[[9]]

Some heretiques haue libertie giuen them by ciuile lawes / to
dwell amonge the faithfull: for the lawes do not apoynte them
all to be punished by deathe. We reade that the Nouations hade
their Churches and congregations / permitted in Constantinople /
in the tyme of Constantine the greate / and Theodosius / whiche
were moste godlie Emperours.

These are the reasons by whiche many do persuade them selues and
others / that yt ys lawfull for the godlie and faythful / to
dwell together and to haue familiar conuersation withe the
wicked and vnfaythfull /

[[The disposition of the Tretise.]]

To proue that their persuasions are false and vntrulie gathered
of thes places / I muste propounde certayn diuisions: whiche
beinge done / I shall put forthe certayne propositions or
sentences In the prouinge of which to be true / ye shall
playnlye perceyue howe these places alledged / are abused of
them to maynteyne their false opinion.

[[The furst Diuision]]

Firste / I muste deuide betwene the estates and sortes of men:
Some sortes of men / are Magistrates and rulers: some other be
subiectes and of the comen sorte of people.

[[The second Diuision]]

The second diuision shalbe of cohabitation or dwelling
together / of which one kinde ye free / that ys / where men be
not compelled to communicate withe wicked superstitions / vngodly
rites and Id