A68831:1309
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.
When ye fast, be not sad as the hypocrites are. For they fashion them a new countenance, that it might appear unto men how they fast. Verily I say unto you, they 1have their reward. Thou therefore when thou fastest, anoint thine head, & wash thy face, that it appear not unto men how thou fastest. But unto thy father which ⟨p. 227⟩is in secrete. And thy father which seeth in secrete, shall reward thee openly.
When ye fast, be not sad as the hipocrites are. For they fashion them a new countenaunce, that it might appeare vnto men how they fast. Ʋerely I say vnto you, they 1haue their rewarde. Thou therefore when thou fastest, annointe thine head, & washe thy face, that it appeare not vnto men how thou fastest. But vnto thy father which ⟨p. 227⟩is in secrete. And thy father which seeth in secrete, shall rewarde thee openly.
- 1Fast.
As above of alms and prayer: even so here Christ rebuketh the false intent and hypocrisy of fasting. That they sought praise of that work that was ordained for to tame the flesh, and used 1such fashions, that all the world might know that they fasted, to praise them, and to say: O what holy men are these, how pale and pitiful look they, even like death, hanging down their heads, and beholding the earth, as men clean out of the world? If these come not to heaven, what shall become of us poor wretches of the world? If these be not great in the favour of god, and their prayers be heard whatsoever they ask, in what case are we lay people? Happy is he that may be a brother among them, & partaker of their prayers and fastings, and other holy living. In an unhappy, in an happy (I would say) hour was he borne that buildeth them a cell or a cloister, or giveth them a portion of his land to comfort them good men, in this painful living and strait penance which they have taken upon them. Blessed were he that might kiss the edge of the coat of one of them. Oh, he that might have his body wrapped in one of their old coats at the hour of death, it were as good to him as his Christendom. &c. It appeareth also by that they asked Christ why his disciples fasted not as well as the pharisees, that they oft fasted when the common people fasted not, and all to appear holy. As ours fast Advent, and begin before Lent at Septuagesima, when Laus tibi domine commethin.