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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.
And Prover. xvij. an heavy spirit drieth up the bones. And Paul commandeth, Philip. iiij. to rejoice ever. And Roma. xij. he saith rejoice with them that rejoice, and sorrow with them that sorrow, and weep with them that weep, which seem two contraries.
And Prouer. xvij. an heauy spirite drieth vp the bones. And Paule commaundeth, Philip. iiij. to reioyse euer. And Roma. xij. he sayth reioyse with them that reioyse, and sorow with thē that sorow, and wepe with them that wepe, which seme two contraries.
This mourning is that cross without which was never any Disciple of 1Christ or ever shall be. For of what soever state or degree thou be in this world, if thou profess y• Gospel, there followeth the a cross (as warmness 2accompanieth the sun shining) under which thy spirit shall groan and mourn secretly, not only because the world and thine own flesh carry thee away clean contrary to the purpose of thine hart. But also to see and behold the wretchedness & misfortunes of thy brethren: for which) because thou lovest them as well as thy self) thou shalt ⟨p. 190⟩mourn and sorrow no less than for thy self. Though thou be King or Emperor, yet if thou knowest Christ and God through Christ, and intendest to walk in the fight of God, and to minister thine office truly, thou shalt (to keep justice with all) be compelled to do daily that, which thou art no less loth to do, then if thou shouldest cut of arm, hand or any other member of thine own body: yea and if thou wilt follow the right way, and neither turn on the right hand nor on the left, thou shalt have immediately thine own subjects, thine own servants, thine own Lords, thine own counsellors and thine own Prophets thereto against thee. Unto whose froward malice and stubbornness, thou shalt be compelled to permit a thousand things against thy conscience, not able to resist them, at which thine hart shall bleed inwardly, and shalt sauce thy sweet sops which the world weneth thou hast, with sorrows mough and still mourning, studying either alone or else with a few friends secretly night and day, and sighing to God for help, to mitigate the furious frowardness of them whom thou art not able to with stand, that all go not after the will of the ungodly. What was David compelled to suffer all the days of his life, of his own servants the sons of Seruia. Beside the mischances of his own children? And how was our king John