A68831:1307
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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Finally, our works which God commandeth, and unto which he annexed his promises that he will reward 1them, are as it were very sacraments and visible and sensible signs, tokens, earnest obligations, witnesses, testimonies, and a sure certifying of our souls, that God hath and will do according to his promise, to strength our weak faith, and to keep the promise in mind. But they justify us not, no more then the visible works of the sacraments do. As for an example, the work of baptism, that out ward washing, which is the visible sacrament or sign, justifieth us not. But God only justifieth us actively, as cause efficient or workman. God promiseth to justify whosoever is baptised to believe in Christ, and to keep the law of God, that is to say, to forgive 2them their foresinnes, and to impute righteousness unto them, to take them for his sons, and to love them as well as though they were full righteous. Christ hath deserved us y• promise, 3and that righteousness. And faith doth receive it, & God doth give it & 4impure it to faith, & not to y• washing. And the washing doth testify it, and certify us of it, as the Popes letters do certify the believers of the Popes pardons. Now the letters help not or hinder, but that the pardons were as good without them, save only to stablish weak souls that could not believe except they read the letters, looked on the seal, and saw the print of Saint Peters keys.
Finally, our workes which God commaundeth, and vnto which he annexed his promises that he will reward 1them, are as it were very sacramētes and visible and sensible signes, tokens, earnest obligations, witnesses, testimonies, and a sure certifiyng of our soules, that God hath and will do according to his promise, to strēgth our weake fayth, and to keepe the promise in mynde. But they iustifie vs not, no more then the visible workes of the sacramentes do. As for an example, the worke of baptime, that out ward washing, which is the visible facramēt or signe, iustifieth vs not. But God onely iustifieth vs actiuely, as cause efficient or workeman. God promiseth to iustifie whosoeuer is baptised to beleue in Christ, and to keepe the law of God, that is to say, to forgeue