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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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The Gospel hath an other freedom with her then the temporal regiment. 1Though every mans body and goods be under y• king, do he right or wrong, yet is the authority of Gods word free and above the king: so that the worst in the realm may tell the king, if he do him wrong, that he doth nought and otherwise than God hath commanded him, and so warn him to avoid the wrath of God which is the patient avenger of all unrighteousness. May I then and ought also, to resist father and mother and all temporal power with Gods word, when they wrongfully do or command that hurteth or killeth the body: and have I no power to resist the Bishop or preacher that with false doctrine slayeth the souls, for which my master and Lord Christ hath shed his blood: Be we otherwise under our Bishops then Christ and his Apostles, and all the other Prophets were under the Bishops of the old law? Nay verily: and therefore may we and also ought to do as they did, and to answer as the Apostles did. Act. v. Oportet magis obedire deo 2quàm hominibus. We must rather obey God then men. In the Gospel every man is Christs Disciple and a person for himself to defend Christs doctrine in his own person. The faith of the Bishop will not help me, nor the bishops ⟨p. 199⟩keeping the law is sufficient for me. But I must believe in Christ for the remission of all sin, for mine own self and in mine own person. No more is the Bishops or preachers defending Gods word enough for me, But I must defend it in mine own person, and jeopard life and all thereon when I see need & occasion.
The Gospel hath an other fredome with her then the temporall regiment. 1Though euery mans body and goods be vnder y• kyng, do he right or wrōg, yet is the auctoritie of Gods woorde free and aboue the kyng: so that the worst in the realme may tell ye kyng, if he do hym wrong, that he doth nought and otherwise thē God hath cōmaunded hym, and so warne hym to auoide the wrath of God which is the pacient aduenger of all vnrighteousnes. May I then and ought also, to resist father and mother and all temporall power wyth Gods worde, when they wrōgfully do or commaunde that hurteth or killeth the body: and haue I no power to resiste the Byshop or preacher that wyth false doctrine slayeth the soules, for which my maister and Lord Christ hath shed his bloud: Be we otherwise vnder our Byshops then Christ and hys Apostles, and all the other Prophetes were vnder the Byshops of the olde law? Nay verely: and therefore may we and also ought to do as they dyd, and to aunswere as the Apostles dyd.