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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.
¶ The Prologue.
¶ The Prologe.
Here hast thou dear Reader an exposition upon the v. vi. and vij. chapters of Matthew, wherein Christ our spiritual Isaac, diggeth again the wells of 1Abraham: which wells yt Scribes & Pharisees, those wicked & spiteful Philistines, had stopped and filled up with the earth of their false expositions. He openeth the kingdom of heaven which they had shut up that other men should not enter, as they themselves had no lust to go in. He restoreth the key of knowledge which they had taken away and broken the wards with wresting the text contrary to his due and natural course, with their false glosses. He plucketh away from the face of Moses, the veil which the Scribes and Pharisees had spread thereon, that no man might perceive the brightness of his countenance. He wedeth out the thorns and bushes of their Pharisaical glosses, wherewith they had stopped up the narrow way and straight gate, that few could find them.
HEre hast thou deare Reader an exposition vpon the v. vi. and vij. chapters of Mathew, wherin Christ our spirituall Isaac, diggeth agayne the welles of 1Abraham: which welles yt Scribes & Phareses, those wicked & spitefull Philistines, had stopped and filled vp wyth the earth of their false expositions. He openeth the kingdome of heauen which they had shut vp that other men should not enter, as they themselues had no lust to go in. He restoreth the keye of knowledge which they had taken away and broken the wardes with wresting the text contrary to his due and natural course, with their false gloses. He plucketh away from the face of Moses, the vaile which the Scribes and Phareises had spred thereon, that no man might perceaue the brightnes of his countenaunce. He wedeth out the thornes and bushes of their Pharesaicall gloses, wherewith they had stopped vp the narrow way and straight gate, that fewe coulde finde them.