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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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A little before Christ calleth his Disciples the light of the world, & the salt of the earth, & that because of their doctrine, wherewith they should lighten the blind understanding of man, and with true knowledge drive out y• false opinions and sophistical persuasions of natural reason, & deliver the Scripture out of y• captivity of false glosses: which the hypocritishe Pharisees had p••ched thereto: and •o out of the light of true knowledge, to stir up a new living, and to salt & season the corrupt manners of the old blind conversation. For where false doctrine, corrupt opinions, and sophistical glosses reign in 1the wit and understanding: there is the living devilish in the sight of God, how soever it appear in the sight of the blind world. And on the other side, 2where the doctrine is true and perfect, there followeth godly living of necessity. For out of the inward believe of the hart, sloweth▪ the outward conversation of the members. He that believeth that he ought to love his enemy, shall never cease fighting against his own self, till he have weeded a• rancour and malice out of his hart. But he that believeth it not, shall put a visor of hypocrisy on his face, till he got opportunity to avenge him self.
A litle before Christ calleth his Disciples the light of the world, & the salt of the earth, & that because of their doctrine, wherewith they should lighten the blynd vnderstandyng of man, and with true knowledge driue out y• false opinions and sophisticall persuasions of natural reason, & deliuer the Scripture out of y• captiuitie of false gloses: which the hypocritishe Phariseis had p••ched therto: and •o out of the light of trueknowledge, to styrre vp a new liuyng, and to salt & season the corrupt maners of the old blind conuersation. For where false doctrine, corrupt opinions, and sophistical gloses raigne in