A68831:1232
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.
In the temporal regiment thou art 1a person in respect of other thou art an husband, father, mother, master, mistress, lord, ruler, or wife, son, daughter, servant, subject &c. And there thou must do according to thine office. If thou be a father thou must do the office of a father, and rule, or else thou damnest thy self. Thou must bring all under obedience whether by fair means or foul. Thou must have obedience of thy wife, of thy servants, and of thy subjects: and the other must obey. If they will not obey with love, thou must chide and fight, as far as the law of God, and the law of the land will suffer thee. And when thou canst not rule them, thou art bound in many cases, to deliver them unto the higher officer of whom thou diddest take the charge over them.
In the temporall regiment thou art 1a person in respect of other thou art an husband, father, mother, maister, maistresse, lord, ruler, or wife, sonne, daughter, seruaūt, subiect &c. And there thou must do accordyng to thyne office. If yu be a father thou must do the office of a father, and rule, or els thou damnest thy selfe. Thou must bryng all vnder obedience whether by fayre meanes or foule. Thou must haue obedience of thy wife, of thy seruauntes, and of thy subiectes: and the other must obey. If they wil not obey with loue, thou must chide and fight, as farre as the law of God, and the law of the land will suffer thee. And when yu cāst not rule thē, thou art bound in many cases, to deliuer thē vnto the hyer officer of whom thou dyddest take the charge ouer thē.
- 1The temporal regiment.The temporall regiment.
Now to our purpose, whether a man 1may resist violence, and defend or avenge him self. I say nay, in the first state, where thou art a person for thy self alone & Christs Disciple. There thou must love, and of love do, study. and enforce: yea and suffer all things (as Christ did to make peace, that the blessing of God may come upon thee, which saith: Blessed be the peace makers, for they shall be the children of God. If thou suffer and keepest peace in thy self only, thy blessing is, the possession of this world. But if thou so love the peace of thy brethren, that thou leave nothing undone or unsuffred to further it, thy blessing is, thou shalt be Gods son and consequently possess heaven.