A68831:1269
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.
After alms followeth prayer. For 1as it is a Christen mans part, to help his neighbour and to bear with him when he is over charged, and suffer with him, and •o stand one by an other, as long as we live here on this earth. Even so because we be ever in such peril & cumbrance, that we cannot rid our selves out: we must daily & hourly cry to God for aide & succour, as well for our neighbours as for our selves.
After almose foloweth prayer. For 1as it is a Christen mans part, to helpe his neighbour and to beare with hym when hee is ouer charged, and suffer with him, and •o stād one by an other, as long as we lyue here on this earth. Euen so because we be euer in such perill & combraunce, that we cānot rydde our selues out: we must dayly & hourely cry to God for aide & succour, as wel for our neighbours as for our selues.
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To give alms, to pray, to fast or 1to do any thing at all, whether between thee and God, or between thee and thy neighbour, canst thou never do to please God therewith, except thou have the true knowledge of Gods word to season thy deeds with all. For God hath put a rule in the Scripture without which thou canst not move an here of thine head, but that it is damnable in the sight of God. As it is of y• Jews, though (as Paul beareth them record) they have a fervent zeal to God, yea and have the Scripture thereto: yet because ⟨p. 220⟩they have not the true understā ding, all is damnable that they do. Hypocrites with scraps of alms get an hundred fold. And with prayer they get praise (as thou seest here) and pray thereto and rob widows houses, as thou readest Math. xxiij. And with fasting they get fat belies, full dishes & ever more then enough. And yet there is none alms, praying or fasting among them in the sight of God. With their prayers they exclude all true prayers, and make it impossible that there should be any among them. For prayer is, either a longing for the honour of