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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.
And so when by this false interpretation of the law, Christ which is the door, the 1way, and the ground or foundation of all the scripture, is lost concerning the chiefest fruit of his passion, and no more seen in his own likeness: then is the scripture locked up, and henceforth extreme darkness and a maze, wherein if thou walk, thou wottest neither where thou art, nor canst find any way out. It is a confused Chaos, and a mingling of all things together without order, every thing contrary to an other. It is an hedge or grove of briers, wherein if thou be caught, it is impossible to get out, but that if thou loose thy self in one place, thou art tangled and caught in an other for it.
And so when by this false interpretation of the lawe, Christ which is the doore, the 1way, and the grōund or foundation of all the scripture, is lost concerning the chiefest frute of hys passion, and no more sene in his owne likenes: then is the scripture locked vp, and henceforth extreame darcknes and a maze, wherein if thou walke, thou wottest neither where thou art, nor canst finde any way out. It is a confused Chaos, and a minglyng of all thinges together without order, euery thyng contrary to an other. It is an hedge or groue of briers, wherin if thou be caught, it is impossible to get out, but that if thou lowse thy selfe in one place, thou art tangled and caught in an other for it.
- 1Christ is the door, the way, and foundation, of all the Scriptures.Christ is the doore, the way, and foundation, of all the Scriptures.
This wise was the scripture locked up 1of the Scribes & Pharisees, that the Jews could not see Christ when he came, nor yet can. And though Christ with these iij. chapters did open it again: yet by such glosses, for our unthankfulness sake, that we had no lust to live according: have we Christen lost Christ again, and the understanding of the most clear text, wherewith Christ expoundeth and restoreth the law again.