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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.
It is impossible to dwell in any place where no displeasure should be done thee. If it be done unwillingly, as when thy neighbours beasts break into thy corn by some chance against his will, then it is reason that thou be soft and forgive. If it be done of malice and self will, then with revenging thou dost but with pottering in the fire, make the flame greater, and givest an occasion of more evil to be done thee. If any man rail on thee and rebuke thee, answer not again, and the heat of his malice shall die in it self, and go out immediately, as fire doth when no more wood is laid thereon. If the wrong that is done, be greater 1then thou art able to bear, trust in God and complain with all meekness unto the officer that is set of God to forbid such violence. And if the Gentlemen that dwell about thee be tyrants, be ready to help to fetch home their wood, to plough their land, to bring in their harvest and so forth, and let thy wife visit my Lady now and then with a couple of fat Hens, or a fat Capon, and such like, and then thou shalt possess all the remnant in rest, or else one quarrel or other may be picked to thee, to make thee quite of all together.
It is impossible to dwell in any place where no displeasure should be done thee. If it be done vnwillingly, as whē thy neighbours beastes breake into thy corne by some chaunce against his will, then it is reason that thou be softe and forgeue. If it be done of malice and selfe wil, then with reuenging thou doost but with pottering in the fire, make the flame greater, and geuest an occasiō of more euill to be done thee. If any man rayle on thee and rebuke thee, answere not agayne, and the heat of his malice shal die in it selfe, and goe out immediatly, as fire doth when no more woode is laide theron. If the wrong that is done, be greater 1then thou art able to beare, trust in God and complayne with all meekenesse vnto the officer that is set of God to forbid such violence. And if ye Gentlemen that dwell about thee be tyrauntes, be ready to helpe to fet home their woode, to plow their land, to bring in their haruest and so forth, and let thy wife visit my Lady now and then with a couple of fat Hennes, or a fat Capon, and such like, and then thou shalt possesse all the remnaunt in rest, or els one quarell or other may be picked to thee, to make thee quite of all together.