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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 pain & grief of salting made 1Monks flee to their cloister. Nay (say they) we went thither of pure devotion to pray for the people. Yea but for all that the more ye increase, and the more ye multiply your prayers, the worse the world is. That is not our fault (say they) but theirs, that they dispose not themselves but continue in sin, and so are unapt to receive the influence of our prayers. O hypocrites, if ye we true salt and had good harts and loved your neighbours (if dead men be neighbours to them that are alive) and would come out of your dens and take pain to salt and season them, ye should make a great many of them so apt, that your prayers might take effect. But now seeing as ye say, they be so unsavoury that your prayers be to them improfitable, though ⟨p. 197⟩their goods be to you profitable, and yet ye have no compassion to come out and •alt them, it is manifest that ye love not them, but theirs, and that ye pray not for them, but under the colour of praying mock them and rob them.
The payne & griefe of salting made 1Monkes flee to their cloysture. Nay (say they) we went thether of pure denotion to pray for the people. Yea but for all that the more ye encrease, and ye more ye multiply your prayers, the worse the world is. That is not our fault (say they) but theirs, that they dispose not themselues but continue in sinne, and so are vnapt to receaue the influence of our prayers. O hipocrits, if ye weee true salt and had good harts and loued your neighbours (if dead men be neighbours to them that are aliue) and woulde come out of your dennes and take payne to salt and season them, ye should make a great many of them so apt, that your prayers might take effect. But now seyng as ye say, they be so vnsauery that your prayers be to thē improfitable, though ⟨p. 197⟩their goods be to you profitable, and yet ye haue no compassiō to come out and •alt thē, it is manifest that ye loue not them, but theirs, and that ye pray not for them, but vnder the colour of praying mocke them and robbe them.