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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.
And let the spirituality take heed and look well about them, and see whether they walk as they have promised 1God, and in the steppes of his Son Christ, & of his Apostles whose offices they bear. For I promise them, all the devils in hell, if God had let them lo wse, could not have given them worse counsel, then they have given themselves this xx. year long. God gave up his Israelites often time, when they would not be ruled, nor know themselves and their duty to God, and brought them into captivity under their enemies, to prove and feel (saith the text) whether were better service, either to serve God, and willingly to obey his law coupled with so manifold blessings, or to serve their enemies, and to obey their cruelness and tyranny (spite of their heads) in need and necessity. And set the temporality remember, that because those nations under which the Israelites were in captivity, did deal cruelty with them, not to punish them for their idolatry and sin which they had committed against God, but to have their lands and goods and service only, rejoicing to make them worse and more out of their fathers favour: therefore when God had scourged his children mough, he did beat the other for their labour.
And let the spiritualtie take heede and looke well about them, and see whether they walke as they haue promised 1God, and in the steppes of hys sonne Christ, & of his Apostles whose offices they beare. For I promise thē, all ye deuilles in hell, if God had let thē lo wse, coulde not haue geuē thē worse coūsell, then they haue geuen thēselues this xx. yeare long. God gaue vp hys Israelites oftē time, whē they woulde not be ruled, nor know thēselues and their dutie to God, and brought them into captiuitie vnder their enemies, to proue and feele (saith the text) whether were better seruice, either to serue God, and willingly to obay hys lawe coupled wyth so manifolde blessings, or to serue their enemies, and to obey their cruelnesse and tyranny (spite of their heades) in neede and necessitie. And set the temporaltie remēber, that because those nacious vnder which the Israelites were in captiuitie, did deale cruelty with them, not to punishe thē for their idolatry and sinne which they had committed agaynst God, but to haue their landes and goodes and seruice onely, reioysing to make them worse and more out of their fathers fauour: therefore when God had scourged his children mough, he did beate the other for their labour.