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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
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And when they cry furiously hold the heretics unto the wall, and if they will not revoke, burn them without any more a do, reason not with them, it is an Article condemned, by the fathers. Set thou before thee the saying of Peter. i. Pet. iij. To all that ask you, be ready to give an answer of the hope that is in you, and that with meekness. The fathers of the Jews and the Bishops, which had as great authority over them as ours have over us, condemned Christ & his doctrine. If it be enough to say the fathers have condemn ned it, then are y• Jews to beholden excused: yea they are yet in the right way and we in the false. But & if the Jews be bound to look in the Scripture and to see whether their fathers have done right or wrong, then are we likewise bound to look in the Scripture whether our fathers have done right or wrong, and ought to believe nothing without a reason of the Scripture and authority of Gods word.
And when they crye furiously hold the heretikes vnto the wall, and if they will not reuoke, burne them without any more a do, reason not with thē, it is an Article condēned, by the fathers. Set thou before thee the saying of Peter. i. Pet. iij. To all that aske you, be ready to geue an aunswere of the hope that is in you, and that with mekenes. The fathers of the Iewes and the Bishops, whiche had as great authoritie ouer them as ours haue ouer vs, condemned Christ & his doctrine. If it be inough to say the fathers haue condē ned it, thē are y• Iewes to beholdē excused: yea they are yet in the right way and we in the false. But & if the Iewes be bound to loke in the Scripture and to see whether their fathers haue done right or wrong, then are we likewise bound to looke in the Scripture whether our fathers haue done right or wrong, and ought to beleue nothyng without a reason of the Scripture and authoritie of Gods word.
And of this manner defend thy self against all manner wickedness of our spirits, armed alway with Gods word & with a strong and a steadfast faith thereunto. Without Gods word do nothing. And to his word add nothing neither pull any thing ther•rō, as Moses every where teacheth thee. Serve God in the spirit, & thy neighbour