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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.
Thou wilt haply say to me again: if I cannot have my sins forgiven except I love the law, and of love endeavour my self to keep it: then the keeping of the law justifieth me. I answer that the argument is 1false and but blind sophistry, and like unto this argument: I cannot have forgiveness of my sin except I have sinned, Ergo to have sinned is the forgiveness of sin. And it is like to this also: No man can be healed of the pocks but he that hath them: Ergo to have the pocks doth heal the pocks.
Thou wilt happely say to me agayne: if I cannot haue my sinnes forgeuen except I loue the lawe, and of loue endeuour my selfe to keepe it: then the keeping of the lawe iustifieth me. I aunswere that the argument is 1false and but blinde sophistrie, and lyke vnto thys argument: I cannot haue forgeuenes of my sinne except I haue sinned, Ergo to haue sinned is the forgeuenes of sinne. And it is like to this also: No man can be healed of the pockes but he that hath them: Ergo to haue the pockes doth heale the pockes.
- 1Works do not justify.Workes do not iustifie.
And like sophistry are these arguments: if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. Math. xix. Ergo the deeds of the law justify us. Item the hearers of y• law are not righteous in the sight of God, but the do•rs of the law shall be justified. Rom. ij. Ergo the deeds of the law justify from sin. And again: we must all stand before the judgement seat of Christ, to receive every man according to the deeds which he did in the body: Ergo the law or the deeds