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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.
There seest thou the cause why it is impossible for kings to come to the 1knowledge of the truth. For the sprites lay await for them & serve their appetites at all points and through confession buy and sell and betray both them, and all their true friends & lay baits for them and never leave them till they have blinded them with their sophistry & have brought them into their nets. And then when the king is captive, they compel all the rest with violence of his sword. For if any man will not obey them be it right or wrong they cite him, suspend him, and curse or excommunicate him. If he then obey not they deliver him to Pilate, that is to say, unto the temporal officers to destroy him. Last of all there findest thou the very cause of all persecution, which is the preaching against hypocrisy.
There seest thou the cause why it is impossible for kynges to come to the 1knowledge of the truth. For the sprites lay awaite for them & serue their appetites at all poyntes and through cōfession buy and sel and betray both them, and all their true frendes & lay beytes for them and neuer leaue them till they haue blinded them with their sophistry & haue brought them into their nettes. And thē whē the kyng is captiue, they compell all the rest with violēce of his sword. For if any man will not obey them be it right or wrōg they cite him, suspēde hym, and curse or excommunicate him. If he then obey not they deliuer him to Pylate, that is to say, vnto the temporall officers to destroy him. Last of all there findest thou the very cause of all persecution, whiche is the preachyng agaynst hypocrisie.
- 1The cause why kings could not come to the knowledge of y• truth.The cause why kings coulde not come to the knowledge of y• truth.