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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.
Our deeds are the effect of righteousness, and thereto an outward testimony and certifying of the inward righteousness, as sourness is of Leaven. And when I say faith justifieth, the understanding is, that faith receiveth the justifying. God promiseth to forgive us our sins, and to impute us for full righteous. And God justifieth 1us actively: that is to say, forgiveth us and reckoneth us for full righteous. And Christs blood deserveth it, and faith in the promise receiveth it, and certifieth the conscience thereof. Faith challengeth it for Christs sake, which hath deserved all that is promised, and cleaveth ever to the promise, and truth of the promiser, and pretendeth not the goodness of her ⟨p. 226⟩work, but knowledgeth that our works deserve it not, but are crowned and rewarded with the deservings of Christ. Take an ensample of young children, when the father promiseth them a good thing for yt doing of some trifle, and when they come for their reward, delayeth with them saying: What, that thou hast done is not worth half so much: should I give thee so great a thing for so little a trif• ▪ They will answer: ye did promise me: ye said I should have it: why did ye promise, and why then did ye say so? And let him say what he will to drive them of, they will ever say again: ye did promise me, so ye did: ye said I should have it, so ye did. But hirelings will pretend their work and say: I have deserved it: I have done so much, and so much, and my labour is worth it.
Our deedes are the effect of righteousnesse, and thereto an outward testimonie and certifiyng of the inwarde righteousnes, as sourenes is of Leauen. And when I say fayth iustifieth, the vnderstanding is, that faith receaueth the iustifiyng. God promiseth to forgeue vs our sinnes, and to impute vs for full righteous. And God iustifieth 1vs actiuely: that is to say, forgeueth vs and reckoneth vs for full righteous. And Christes bloud deserueth it, and faith in the promise receaueth it, and certifieth the conscience therof. Faith chalēgeth it for Christes sake, which hath deserued all that is promised, and cleaueth euer to the promise, and truth of the promiser, and pretendeth not the goodnes of her