If they were disposed to be craftie, I thinke they might soone de∣ceyue you, for any great circumspection or discretion that appeareth to be in you, by this booke. You finde great fault, that we stande so muche vpō this word repugnant, as though nothing were repugnant or agaynst the word of God, but that which is expressely forbidden by playne cōmaundement, and herein (you saye) we deceyue our selues. But you do not tell vs howe we are deceyued, nei∣ther do you let vs vnderstande, what you thinke this worde (repug∣nant) doth signifie. This is but slender dealing, to finde a fault, and not to correct it: you should yet haue tolde vs your opiniō of the sig∣nification of this worde, seeing so great a matter doth depende vpon it. True it is, that this worde (repugnant) or (agaynst the worde of God) is to* 1.1 be contrarie to that which in the worde is comaunded or forbidden, not onely in manifest words, but also in sense and vnderstanding: ex∣cept you vnderstande this worde (repugnant) on this sorte, you wyll bring in many poynts of daungerous doctrine: for we reade in the Acts. 2. &. 4. that the Apostles had all things common, and yet Chri∣stians haue not al things common. Those that were then conuerted to the Gospell, solde all they had, and layde it at the Apostles feete. Act 4. Now it is farre otherwise. Then Christ ministred his supper at night, after supper, we in the morning before dinner: he in a pri∣uate house, we in the publike Churche: he to men onely, we to wo∣men also, with a great many of such apparant contrarieties, which be none in deede, bicause they be not agaynst any thing cōmaunded or forbidden to be done, or not to be done, eyther in expresse words, or in true sense. And therfore you are greatly deceyued, when you think that we are persuaded, that those things which you find fault with, be agaynst the worde of God.
As for this your saying (If eyther they were not blinded, or else their harts har∣dened) I pray God it be not most aptly spoken of your selues, but I will not take vpon me to iudge those secrets, that be onely knowne to God and your selues.