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The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…
The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principal teachers of this Church of England collected and compiled in one tome together, being before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the praise of God, and profit of all good Christian readers.The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principall teachers of this Churche of England collected and compiled in one tome togither, beyng before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the prayse of God, and profite of all good Christian readers.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Christ a little before he went to his passion, asked his Disciples saying: when I sent you out without all provision lacked ye any thing. And they said nay. And he answered, but now let him, that hath a wallet take it with him & he that hath a scrip likewise, and let him that hath never a sword sell his co•e and by one: As who should say, it shall go otherwise now then then. Then ye went forth in faith of my word, and my fathers promises, and it fed you and made provision for you, & was your sword and shield and defender: but now it shall go as thou readest Zechariah. xiij. I will smite the shepherd and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered. Now shall my father leave me in the hands of the wicked, and ye also shall be forsaken and destitute of faith, and shall trust in your selves, and in your own provision, and in your own defence. Christ gave no commandment, but prophesied what should happen. And they because they understood him not, answered here are two swords. And Christ (to make an end of such babbling) answered two is enough. For if he had commanded dead every man to by a sword, how had two been enough? Also if two were enough, & pertained to the Pope only, why are they all commanded to buy every man a sword? By the sword therefore Christ prophesied that they should be left unto their own defence. And two swords were enough yea never a one had been enough. For if every one of them had had ten swords they would have fled ere midnight.
Christ a litle before he went to hys passion, asked hys Disciples saying: when I sent you out without all proiusion lacked ye any thyng. And they sayd nay. And he aunswered, but now let hym, that hath a walet take it with him & he that hath a scrippe likewise, and let hym that hath neuer a sword sell his co•e and by one: As who shuld say, it shall go otherwise now then thē. Then ye went foorth in fayth of my word, and my fathers promises, and it fed you and made prouision for you, & was your sword and shilde and defender: but now it shall go as thou readest Zacharias. xiij. I will smyte the shephearde and the sheepe of the flocke shalbe scattered. Now shall my father leaue me in the handes of theswicked, and ye also shalbe forsaken and destitute of faith, and shall trust in your selues, and in your own prouisiō, and in your owne defence. Christ gaue no cō maundement, but prophesied what should happen. And they because they vnderstode hym not, aunswered here are two swordes. And Christ (to make an ende of such babblyng) aunswered two is inough. For if he had commaū ded euery man to by a sword, how had two bene inough? Also if two were inough, & pertained to the Pope onely, why are they all commaunded to buy euery man a sword? By the sword therefore Christ prophesied that they should be left vnto their own defence. And two swordes were inough yea neuer a one had bene inough. For if euery one of them had had ten swordes they would haue fied ere mydnight.