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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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So that when righteousness, and true merits be tried, we must be content that ours be the chaff & Christs the pure corn: ours the scum and refuse, 1and Christs the pure gold. And we must fashion our selves like unto Christ and take every man his cross & slay and mortify the sin in the flesh: or else we cannot be partakers of his passion. The sin we do before our conversion is forgiven clearly, thorough faith, if we repent, and submit our selves to a new life. And the sin we do against our wills (I mean the will of the spirit, for after our conversion 2we have two wills fighting one against the other) that sin is also 3forgiven us through faith, if we repent and submit our selves to amend. And our diligence in working keepeth us from sinning again, and minisheth the sin that remaineth in the flesh & maketh us pure and less apt and disposed to sin: and it maketh us merry in adversities and strong in temptations and bold to go into God with a strong & fervent saith in our prayers, and sure that we shall be heard when we 4cry for help at need, either for our selves or our brethren. Now they that be negligent, and sin, are brought in temptation unto the point of desperation, and feel the very pains of hell, so that they stand in doubt whether God hath cast them away or no. And in adversity they be sorrowful and discouraged, and think that God is angry, & punisheth them for their sins. 5When a child taketh pain to do his father his pleasure, and is sure that he shall have thank, & a reward for his labour: he is merry & rejoiceth in work and pain that he suffereth: and so is the adversity of them that keep them selves from sinning. But a child when he is beaten for his fault, or when he thinketh his father is angry & loveth him not, is anon desperate and discouraged: so is the adversity of them that are weak and sin oft. A child that never displeaseth his father, is bold in his fathers presence to speak for him self or his friend. But he that oft often death and is correct or chide, though the peace be made again, yet the remembrance of his offences maketh him fearful, and to mistrust, and to think his father would not hear him: so is the faith of the weak that