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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.
All the world can bear record 1what pain ye take and how ye care for the temporal common wealth, that 2all degrees therein did, and had their duty: & how ye put your lives in adventure to preach the truth: and to inform Lords and Princes, and to cry upon them to fear God & to be learned, and to minister their offices truly unto their subjects, and to be merciful & an example of virtue unto them. And how help ye that youth were brought up in learning and virtue, & y• the poor were provided for of food and raiment &c. And how provide ye that your Priests be all learned, and preach and do their duties truly every man in his Parish? how provide ye that sects arise not to poll the people and lead them out of the way▪ under a colour of long praying and hypocritish holiness, living them selves idle and ⟨p. 193⟩being utterly unto the common wealth improfitable? who smelleth not y• sweet odour of chastity that is among you? What righteousness is in your sanctuaries, and what indifferent equity is in all your exemptions, privileges and liberties? By your works we judge you and your zeal to righteousness, & not by your sophistical subtle reasons, with which ye would claw our ears, blear our eyes, & beguile our wits, to take your tyrannous covetous cruelty for the zeal of righteousness.
All the worlde can beare recorde 1what payne ye take and howe ye care for the temporall common wealth, that 2all degrees therein dyd, and had their dutie: & how ye put your liues in aduenture to preach the truth: and to informe Lordes and Princes, and to cry vpon them to feare God & to be learned, and to minister their offices truly vnto their subiectes, and to be mercyful & an example of vertue vnto them. And howe helpe ye that youth were brought vp in learnyng and vertue, & y• the poore were prouided for of foode and rayment &c. And how prouide ye that your Priestes be all learned, and preach and do their duties truly euery mā in his Parish? how prouide ye that sectes arise not to polle the people and leade them out of the way vnder a colour of long praying and hypocritish holynesse, liuyng them selues idle and