A68831:1148
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 on the other side, as they be cursed which leave righteousness destitute 1and will not suffer therewith: 2so are they most accursed which know the truth, and yet not only flee therefrom because they will not suffer: But also for lucre, become the most cruel enemies thereof, and most subtle persecutors, & most falsely lye thereon also.
And on the other side, as they be cursed which leaue righteousnesse destitute 1and will not suffer therewyth: 2so are they most accursed which know the truth, and yet not onely flee therefrom because they will not suffer: But also for lucre, become the most cruell enemies thereof, and most subtill persecutors, & most falssy lye theron also.
- 1Cursed.
- 2Most accursed, who?
Finally though God when he promiseth to bless our works, do bind 1us to work if we will obtain the blessing or promise: yet must we beware of this pharisaical pestilence, to think that our works did deserve the promises. For whatsoever God commandeth us to do, that is our duty to do, though there were no such promise made to us at all. The promise therefore cometh not of the deserving of the worker (as though God ⟨p. 196⟩had need of ought that we could do) but of the pure mercy of God, to make us the more willing to do that is our duty. &c. For if when we had done all that God commandeth us to do, he then gave us up into the hands of tyrants. and killed us, sent us to purgatory (which men so greatly fear) or to hell, and all the Angels of heaven with us, he did us no wrong nor were unrighteous for ought that we or they could challenge of deserving, howsoever that God useth his creatures, he ever abideth righteous: till