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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.
The light of thy body is thine eye, wherefore if thine eye be single, all thy body shall be full of light. But and if thine eye be wicked, than shall thy whole body be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness.
The light of thy body is thyne eye, wherfore if thine eye be single, all thy body shall be full of lyght. But and if thine eye be wicked, thā shall thy whole body be darcke. If therfore the light that is in thee be darcknesse, how great is that darknesse.
Note the conclusion with a proper ⟨p. 232⟩similitude. The eye is the light of the body, and by the light of the eye all other 1members see and are governed. As long as the eye seeth, hand & foot do their duties, neither is there any fear that a man should sinnible or fall into fire or water. But if the eye be blind, all the body is blind, and that so blind that there is no remedy at all: set a candle before him, he seeth not, give him a lantern in his hand, and yet he goeth not straight. Bring him out into the sun & point him unto that which thou wouldest have him see, it booteth not. Even so, if covetousness 2have blinded the spiritual eye, & perverted the right intent of the law of God, and of the works commanded by God, and of the sacrifice, ceremonies, and sacraments, and of all other ordinances of God (which intent is the spiritual eye) then is all the doctrine dark and very blindness: yea and then how dark is the darkness, when that which is pure blindness is believed to be light? how dark is the doctrine of them that teach that a man may compel God with the works of free will to give them his favour & grace, or make God unrighteous? How dark is the doctrine of them which (to the rebuke of Christs blood) teach that works do justify before God, and make satisfaction for sins? How blind are they which think prayer to be the pattering of many words, and will therefore not only be praised and payed of the world, but also by the title thereof challenge heaven & not by the merits of Christs blood? How dark is the doctrine of them whose faith is only and all together in appointments which they themselves have feigned between them and God, unto which yet God never subscribed: In which also they assign what work and how much they will do, and what reward, and how great God must give them, or choose whether he will be unrighteous.