I meruaile that ye are so sone turned frō Christ, whiche called you by grace, vnto another gospel: whiche is nothing els, but that there be some, whiche trouble you, and intende to peruert the Gospel of Christ.
Wheras I lately preached this vnto you, & synce that ye once receiued the same, I maruaile not a litle, what hath chaūced, that ye are fallen frō so good a father, & so sone fallen frō him, which frely forgeuyng al your trespaces, hath called & prouoked you to euerlastyng saluacion, not for your kepyng of the lawe, but through the grace & bounteous mercy and benefite of Iesus Christ, & that ye are sodenly fallen againe into the bon∣dage of Moses lawe, as it were into an other gospel, when in dede beside that whiche we preached vnto you, there is no other gospel at all.
Whence is this so great vnstablenes, frō whence is this lightnes, to chaunge suche fredome as is freely geuen vnto you, with suche wylfull bondage? As for your wittes I reproue not, but thinke this fault rather to be layd to certain false Apostles, whiche beyng rather the preachers of Moses, than of Christ, abuse your rudenes, and trouble you with the ti∣tles of high Apostles, manacyng & threatenyng you, as though it so stode with you, that ye could without circumcision not attaine vnto saluacion, in so doyng, not onely laboryng to renue the ceremonies of the olde lawe, whō it were meete, were now abrogate and abolished, but vnder this co∣lour also vtterly peruertyng the gospel of Christ. For synce that the same gospel through fayth & godly life, assureth al men, that embrace it, of per∣fite weale and saluacion, well may it be coumpted a vayne & a deceiptful doctrine, if (as they teache) no man haue entrey to euerlastyng welth, vn∣lesse he be circumcised, as the custome of Moses lawe requireth. God defende, that any mannes authoritie should remoue you frō the purenes and sinceritie of the gospel.