A68831:1322
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.
Now let us look on the Popes 1fast. First the intent should be to •ame thy lusts, not lechery only, but pr• 2chiefly, wrath, malice, hate, […], & covetousness, and to keep the law of God, and therefore standeth not in meat and drink only, but how they keep Gods law, compare it to their deeds and thou shalt see. Secondarily 3the fast of the old law was, to put 4on mourning clothes, as heir or sack, and neither to eat nor drink v•ll night, and all the while to pray and to do alms deeds and show mercy. And at even they eat flesh and what God give, soberly as little as would sustain the body. &c. The Popes fast 5is commonly, only to eat no flesh. I say not look how leave they be, but consider what a taming of the flesh it is, to eat ten or twenty manner of fishes dressed after the costliest manner, & to sit a couple of hours, and to pour in of the best wine and Ale that may be gotten. And at night to banquet with 6dew (as they say) of all manner of fruits and confections, marmalade, Succade, Green ginger, comfits, sugar plate, with malmsey & romney burnt with sugar, Cinnamon & cloves, with bastard, Muscadel and Ipocrasie. &c. Think ye not that such dues with drinking a piece of salt fish or a Pickerel, doth not tame yt body exceedingly?
Now let vs looke on the Popes 1fast. First the entent should be to •ame thy lustes, not lechery onely, but pr• 2