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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.
Now if thou give the law a false gloss […] 1say: that the law is a thing which a man may do of his own strength, even out of the power of his free will: and that by the deeds of the law thou mayst deserve forgiveness of thy foresinnes. Then dyed Christ in vain Galat. ij. and is made almost of no stead, seeing thou art become thine own saviour. Nether can Christ (where that gloss is admitted) be otherwise taken or esteemed of Christen men (for all his passion and promises made to us in his blood) then he is of the turks: how that he was an holy prophet, and that he prayeth for us as other Saints do: save that we Christen think that he is somewhat more in favour then other saints be (though we imagine him so proud that he will not hear us but through his m••de ⟨p. 185⟩mother and other holy saints, which all we count much more meek and merciful then he, but him most of might) and that he hath also an higher place in heaven, as the grey Fryers and observants set him, as it were from the chin upward above S. Francis.
Now if thou geue the lawe a false glose 〈…〉 1say: that the lawe is a thyng which a man may do of his owne strength, euen out of the power of his free wyll: and that by the dedes of the law thou mayst deserue forgeuenes of thy foresinnes. Then dyed Christ in vayne Galat. ij. and is made almost of no sleade, seyng thou art become thyne owne sauiour. Nether can Christ (where that glose is admitted) be otherwise takē or estemed of Christen men (for all his passion and promises made to vs in his bloude) then he is of the turkes: how that he was an holy prophet, and that he prayeth for vs as other Saintes do: saue that we Christen thinke that he is somewhat more in fauour then other saintes be (though we imagine hym so proude that he will not heare vs but thorow his m••de ⟨p. 185⟩mother and other holy saintes, which all we count much more meeke and mercifull then he, but hym most of might) and that he hath also an higher place in heauen, as the graye Fryers and obseruaunts set hym, as it were frō the chinne vpward aboue S. Fraunces.