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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.
If a covetous man be chosen to preach Gods word, he is a false Prophet immediately. 1If he be of the lay sort, so joineth he him self unto the false Prophets, to persecute the truth. Covetousness is not only above all other lusts, those thorns that choke yt word of God in them that possess it: But it is also a deadly enemy to all that interpret Gods word truly. All other vices though they laugh them to scorn that talk godly, yet they can suffer them to live and to dwell in the country. But covetousness cannot rest as long as there is one that cleaveth to Gods word in all the land.
If a couetous mā be chosē to preach Gods word, he is a false Prophet immediatly. 1If he be of the lay sorte, so ioyneth he him self vnto the false Prophetes, to persecute the truth. Couetousnesse is not onely aboue all other lustes, those thornes that choke yt word of God in them that possesse it: But it is also a deadly enemy to all that interprete Gods word truly. All other vices though they laugh thē to scorne that talke godly, yet they can suffer thē to lyue and to dwell in the countrey. But couetousnes cannot rest as long as there is one that cleaueth to Gods word in all the land.
- 1Covetousness is a thing contraris to the word of God and to the ministers of the same.Couetousnes is a thyng contraris to the worde of God and to the ministers of the same.
Take heed to thy preacher therefore: 1and be sure, if he be covetous and gape for promotion, that he is a false Prophet & leaveneth the Scripture, for all his crying fathers fathers, holy Church, and fifteen hundred years, and for all his other holy pretences.