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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
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Christ here in his first Sermon beginneth to restore the law of the ten commandments unto her right understanding, against the Scribes and Pharisees which were hypocrites, false Prophets, and false preachers, & had corrupt the scripture with the leaven of their glosses. And it is not without a great mystery that Christ beginneth 1his preaching at poverty in spirit, ⟨p. 189⟩which is neither beggary nor against the possessing of richesse. But a virtue contrary to the vice of covetousness, the inordinate desire and love of richesse and putting trust in richesse.
CHrist here in his first Sermon begynneth to restore the law of the ten commanndements vnto her right vnderstandyng, agaynst the Scribes and Phariseis which were hipocrites, false Prophetes, and false preachers, & had corrupt the scripture with the leauen of their gloses. And it is not without a great mysterie that Christ beginneth 1his preachyng at pouertie in spirite, ⟨p. 189⟩which is neither beggerie nor agaynst the possessing of richesse. But a vertue cōtrarie to the vice of couetousnesse, the inordinate desire and loue of richesse and puttyng trust in richesse.
- 1Poverth in spirit.Pouerth in spirite.
Riches is the gift of God given man 1to maintain y• degrees of this world, and therefore not evil: yea and some must be poor and some rich, if we shall have an order in this world. And God our father divideth richesse and poverty among his children according to his godly pleasure and wisdom. And as