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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 Church of Christ then, is the multitude 1of all them that believe in Christ for the remission of sin, and of a thankfulness for that mercy, love the law of God purely and without glosses, and of hate they have to the sin of this world, long for the life to come. This is the church that cannot err damnably nor any long time, nor all of them: but as soon as any question ariseth, the truth of Gods promise stirreth up one or other to teach them the truth of every thing needful to salvation out of Gods word, and lighteneth the hearts of the other true members to see the same and to consent thereto.
The Church of Christ then, is the multitude 1of all them that beleue in Christ for the remission of sinne, and of a thankfulnes for that mercy, loue the lawe of God purely and without gloses, and of hate they haue to the sinne of this world, long for the life to come. This is the church that cannot erre dampnably nor any long tyme, nor all of them: but assoone as any question aryseth, the truth of Gods promise stirreth vp one or other to teach them the truth of euery thing needefull to saluation out of Gods worde, and lighteneth the hartes of the other true members to see the same and to consent thereto.
- 1The church of Christ.
And as all they that have their hearts washed with this inward baptism of the sprite are of the church and have the keys of the scripture. yea and of binding and loosing, and do not err: Even so they that sin of purpose & will not hear when their faults 1be told them, but seek liberties and privileges to sin unpunished, and gloss out the law of God, and maintain ceremonies, traditions and customs, to destroy the faith of Christ: the same be members of Satan, & all their doctrine is poison. Error & darkness, yea though they be Popes, Bishops, Abbots, Eurates and Doctors of divinity, and though they can rehearse all the scripture without book, and though they be seen in Greek, Hebrew and Latin: yea and though they so preach Christ and the passion of Christ that they make the poor women weep and howl again. For when they