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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.
Choose whether thou wilt with softness and suffering have God on thy side, ever to save thee, and to give thee ever enough, and to have a good conscience and peace on the earth, or with furiousness and impatience to have God against thee, and to be polled a little and little of all together, and to have an evil conscience and never rest on earth, and to have thy days shortened thereto. God hath promised if thou be meek and soft and suffer a little persecution, to give thee not only 1the life to come, but also an hundred fold here in this life: that is to say, to give thee his own self, and to be thy protector, and minister to thee ever enough, which may of right be called an hundred fold: and is a treasure passing the treasure of all Princes.
Chuse whether thou wilt with softnesse and suffering haue God on thy side, euer to saue thee, and to geue thee euer inough, and to haue a good conscience and peace on the earth, or wyth furiousnesse and impatiencie to haue God agaynst thee, and to be polled a littel and little of all together, and to haue an euill conscience and neuer rest on earth, and to haue thy dayes shortened thereto. God hath promised if thou be meke and softe and suffer a little persecution, to geue thee not onely 1the life to come, but also an hundred folde here in this life: that is to say, to geue thee his owne selfe, and to be thy protectour, and minister to thee euer inough, which may of right be called an hūdred folde: and is a treasure passing the treasure of all Princes.
- 1Hundred fold.Hundred folde.
Finally Christ teacheth here how 1every man must live for him self among them to whom he is a neighbour, & in private matters in which he is but as a neighbour (though he be a king) and in which thou canst not be to soft. But and if thou be an officer, then thou must be good, kind, and merciful, but not a milksop and negligent. And to whom thou art a father, them must thou rule, and make obedient, and that with sharpness, if softness will not be heard, and so in all other offices.