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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.
The office of an Apostle & the preacher is to salt, not only the corrupt 1manners & conversation of earthly people, but also the rotten hart within and all that springeth out thereof: their natural reason, their will, their understā ding and wisdom: yea & their faith and belief and all that they have imagined without Gods word, concerning righteousness justifying, satisfaction and serving of God. And the nature of salt is to byte, fret, and make smart. And the sick patients of the world are marvellous impatient: so that though with great pain they can suffer 2their gross sins to be rebuked under a fashion, as in a parable a far of, yet to have their righteousness their holiness and serving of God and his Saints, disallowed, improved & condemned for damnable and devilish, that may they not abide. In so much that thou must leave thy salting or else be prepared to suffer again: even to be called a railer, seditious, a maker of discord, and a troubler of the common peace, yea a schismatic and an heretic also, and to be lied upon, that thou hast done and said that thou never thoughtest, & then to be called coram nobis, and to sing a new song & forswear salting, or else to be sent after thy fellows that are gone before, and the way thy master went.
The office of an Apostle & the preacher is to salt, not onely the corrupt 1maners & conuersation of earthly people, but also the roten hart within and all that springeth out therof: their natural reason, their will, their vnderstā dyng and wisedome: yea & their fayth and belefe and all that they haue imagined without Gods worde, concernyng righteousnes iustifieng, satisfaction and seruyng of God. And the nature of salt is to byte, frete, and make smarte. And the sicke pacientes of the world are maruelous impaciēt: so that though with great payne they cā suffer 2their grosse sinnes to be rebuked vnder a fashion, as in a parable a farre of, yet to haue theyr righteousnes theyr holynesse and seruing of God and his Saintes, disalowed, improued & condēned for damnable and deuilish, that may they not abyde. In so much that yu must leaue thy salting or els be prepared to suffer agayne: euen to be called a rayler, seditious, a maker of discorde, and a troubler of the cōmō peace, yea a schismatike and an hereticke also, and to be lyed vpō, that thou hast done and sayd that thou neuer thoughtest, & thē to be called coram nobis, and to syng a new song & forsweare salting, or els to be sent after thy felowes that are gone before, and the way thy master went.