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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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And as our spirituality now offer a ⟨p. 203⟩man mercy once, though he have spoken against holy church, only if he will but perjure and bear a fagot. But if he will not, they do but diet him a season, to win him and make him tell more and deliver him to the lay power saying: he hath deserved death by our laws and ye ought to kill him. how be it we desire it not.
And as our spiritualtie now offer a ⟨p. 203⟩man mercy once, though he haue spoken against holy church, onely if he wil but periure and beare a fagot. But if he wil not, they do but diet hym a season, to winne him and make hym tell more and deliuer hym to the laye power saying: he hath deserued death by our lawes and ye ought to kyll hym. how beit we desire it not.
But Christ restoreth the law again and saith, to be angry with thy neighbour, is to slay him & to deserve death. For the law goeth as well on the hart as on the •and. He that hateth his brother 1is a murderer. i. Joh iij. If then the blind hand deserve death, how much more those parts which have y• sight of reason? And he y• saith Racha, lewd or whatsoever sign of wrath 2it be, or that provoketh to wrath, hath not only deserved that men should immediately pronounce sentence of death upon him, but also that when death is pronounced, they should gather a council, to decree what horrible death he should suffer. And he that calleth his brother fool, hath sinned down to hell.
But Christ restoreth the law againe and sayth, to be angry with thy neighbour, is to slea hym & to deserue death. For the lawe goeth as wel on the hart as on the ād. He that hateth his brother