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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.
How overcome they (wilt thou say) that be always persecuted and ever slain? verily in every battle some of them that win the field, be slain: yet they leave the victory unto their dear friends for whose sakes they toke the fight upon them, and therefore are conquerors, seeing they obtain their purpose & maintain that they fought for. The cursed rich of this world which have their joy and comfort in their riches, have sense the beginning fought against them, to weed them out of the world. But yet in vain. For 1though they have always slain some, yet those that were slain, wan the victory for their brethren with death, & ever increased the number of them. And though they seemed to dye in the sight of the foolish, yet they are in peace and have obtained that everlasting kingdom for which they fought. And beside 2all this when God plagueth the world for their sin, these y• mourn and sorrow are marked with the sign of Tau in their foreheads, and saved from the plague, that they perish not with the wicked, as thou seest Ezech. ix. & as Lot was delivered from among the Sodomites.
How ouercome they (wilt thou say) that be alwayes persecuted and euer slayne? verely in euery battaile some of them that wynne the field, be slayne: yet they leaue the victorie vnto their deare frēdes for whose sakes they toke the fight vppon them, and therfore are conquerours, seyng they obtayne their purpose & maynteine that they fought for. The cursed riche of this worlde whiche haue their ioye and comfort in their riches, haue sence the begynnyng fought agaynst them, to wede thē out of the worlde. But yet in vayne. For 1though they haue alwayes slayne som, yet those that were slayne, wanne the victory for their brethren with death, & euer increased the nūber of them. And though they semed to dye in the sight of the foolish, yet they are in peace and haue obtayned that euerlastyng kyngdome for which they fought. And beside 2all this when God plagueth the world for their sinne, these y mourne and sorrow are marked with the signe of Thau in their foreheades, and saued from the plague, that they perish not with the wicked, as thou seest