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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
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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 2thou canst prove that after he hath bound him self with his own word of mercy, he then break promise with them that keep covenant with him. So now, if nought were promised, nought could we challenge, whatsoever we did. And therefore the promise cometh of the goodness of the promiser only, and not of the deserving of those works, of which God hath no need, and which were no less our duty to do, though there were no such promise.
Finally though God when he promiseth to blesse our workes, do bynde 1vs to worke if we will obtayne the blessing or promise: yet must we beware of this pharesaicall pestilence, to thinke that our works did deserue the promises. For whatsoeuer God commaundeth vs to do, that is our dutie to do, though there were no such promise made to vs at all. The promyse therefore commeth not of the deseruing of the worker (as though God ⟨p. 196⟩had neede of ought that we could doo) but of the pure mercy of God, to make vs the more wylling to do that is our dutie. &c. For if when we had done all that God commaundeth vs to do, he then gaue vs vp into the handes of tyrauntes. and kylled vs, sent vs to purgatory (which mē so greatly feare) or to hell, and all the Aungels of heauen with vs, he did vs no wrong nor were vnrighteous for ought that we or they coulde chalenge of deseruing, howsoeuer that God vseth his creatures, he euer abydeth righteous: till