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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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Frith
IT is marvel but here be somewhat that they improve / for their mind is so intoxicate that there is nothing but they will note it with a black coal / & yet all may be established by the testimony of scripture / for faith is the sure persuasion of our mind of god and his goodness towards us / And where as is a sure persuasion of the mind / there can be no doubting or mistrust / for he that doubteth is like the flood of the see which is tossed with winds & carried with violence / and let not that man think that he shall obtain any thing of God Ja. i. And therefore / saint Austin sayeth / if I doubt I shall be no holy seed / furthermore where as he looketh through the grace and merits of Christ to obtain remission of his since / surely it is a faithful saying / and worthy to be commended / for it is even the same that Peter professed Act. xv. where he saith / unto him do all the prophets bear witness / that through his name as many as believe in him shall receive remission of their since / moreover in that he trusteth through Christ to have resurrection of body and soul they have no cause to blame him / for thus doth paul argue / if Christ be risen / then shall we also rise and if Christ be not risen / then shall not we rise / but Christ is risen / for his soul was not left in hell / therefore shall we also rise (whom Christ shall bring with him) and be immortal / both body and soul i. Cor. xv. And therefore he doth both righteously and godly deduce his resurrection by christs / by whom the Father hath given us all things / or else we should not be / But there are some / that ⟨image 14⟩gather of his words / that he should recount the soul to be mortal which thing after my judgement is more subtly gathered then either truly or charitably / for seeing there was never Christen man that ever so thought (no not the very pagans / what godly zeal / or brotherly love was there which caused them so to surmise / for a good man would not once dream such a thing: