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The testament of master William Tracie esquire, expounded bothThe testament of master Wylliam Tracie esquier, expounded both
The testament of master William Tracie esquire, expounded both by William Tyndale and Iho[n] Frith. Wherein thou shalt perceive with what charity y[e] chancellor of Worcester burned when he toke up the deek carcass and made ashes of hit after hit was buriedThe testament of master Wylliam Tracie esquier, expounded both by Willism Tindall and Iho[n] Frith. Wherin thou shalt perceyue with what charitie y[e] chaunceler of Worcester burned whan he toke vp the deek carkas and made asshes of hit after hit was buried
Antwerp : H. Peetersen van Middelburch?, M.D.xxxv. 1535
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And again when he saith that he purposeth to bestow his good / to be accepted as fruits of faith / hit is evident that he meaneth that living faith which professeth y• law of god / & is y• mother of all good works / yea • nurse thereto.
And agayne whan he saith that he purposeth to bestow his good / to be accepted as frutes of faith / hit is euidēt that he meanith that lyuinge faith wc professeth y• lawe of god / & is y• mother of all good woorkis / ye • nursse therto.
Another cavillation with they might make in the second part / where he admitteth no nother mediator but Christ only / nor will give of his goods / to bind any man to any feigned observance for the help of his soul / when he were hole in the kingdom of Christ clean delivered both body and soul from the dominion of Satan (as the scripture testifieth all that die in Christ to be) is this / they will say / that he held that none should pray for him save Christ / and that we be not bound to pray one for another / nor ought to desire the prayers of another man▪ that he excludeth / in that he saith all other be but petitioners. By which words he plainly confesseth that other may & ought for to pray / and that we may and ought to desire other to pray for us: but meaneth that we may not put our trust & confidence in their prayer / as though y• gave of them selves that which they desire for us in their petitions / & so give them the thanks / and ascribe to their merits that which is given us in the name of our master Christ / at the deservings of his blood ⟨image 8⟩Christ is my lord / and hath deserved and also obtained power / to give me all that can be desired for me. And all that other desire for me: that is desired in Christs name and given at the merits of his blood. All the honour than / trust / confidence / and thanks / pertain to him also. Some will haply say / how should I desire another to pray for me / & not trust to his prayer. Verily even as I desire my neighbour to help me at my need / and yet trust not to him. Christ hath commanded us to love each other. Now when I go to desire help / I put my trust in god / and complain to god first / and say / Lo father / I go to my brother / to axe help in thy name / prepare the heart of him against I come: that he may pity me and help me for thy sake &c. Now if my brother remember his duty & help me / I received hit of god / and give god the thanks which moved the heart of my brother and gave my brother a courage to help me and wherewith to do hit / and so hath helped me by my brother. And I love my brother again and say: Lo father I went to my brother in thy name / and he hath helped me for thy sake: wherefore O father be thou as merciful to him at his need / as he hath been to me for thy sake / at my need.