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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.
An other conclusion is this: every man is two men, flesh and spirit. Which so fight perpetually one against an other, that a man must go either back or forward, and can not stand long in on state. If the spirit overcome 1the temptation: then is she stronger and the flesh weaker. But and if the flesh get a custom, then is the spirit none otherwise oppressed of the flesh, then as though she had a mountain upon her back, and as we sometime in our dreams think we bear heavier then a millstone on our breasts, or when we dream now and then that we would run away for fear, our legs seem heavier then lead. Even so is the spirit oppressed and over laden of the flesh through custom, that she struggleth and striveth to get up and to break loose in vain, until the God of mercy which heareth her groan through Jesus Christ, come and loose her with his power, and put his cross of tribulation on the back of the flesh to keep her down, to minish her strength and to mortify her.
An other conclusion is this: euery man is two men, flesh and spirite. Which so fight perpetually one agaynst an other, that a man must go either backe or forward, and can not stand long in on state. If the spirit ouercome 1the temptation: then is she stronger and the flesh weaker. But and if the fleshe get a custome, then is the spirite none otherwise oppressed of the flesh, then as though she had a mountaine vpon her backe, and as we sometyme in our dreames thinke we beare heuyer then a milstone on our breastes, or when we dreame now and then that we would runne away for feare, our legges seme heauyer then leade. Euen so is the spirite oppressed and ouer laden of the flesh through custome, that she struggeleth and striueth to get vp and to breake lowse in vayne, vntil the God of mercy which heareth her grone through Iesus Christ, come and lowse her with his power, and put his crosse of tribulation on the backe of the flesh to keepe her downe, to minish her strength and to mortifie her.
- 1Flesh and spirit.Flesh and spirite.