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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.
Faith of works was the darkness of the false Prophets, out of the which 1the true could not draw them. Faith of works was the blindness of the pharisees, out of the which neither John Baptist nor Christ could bring them. And though John Baptist piped to them with reasons of the Scripture in vincible, and Christ thereto added miracles, yet the Pharisees would not dance. For John Baptist (as they thought) was to mad to live so strait a life, and to refuse to be justified thereby. And as for Christ & his Disciples, the Pharisees were much holier them selves, fasted oftener, and prayed thicker, yea and uttered many more words in their prayer then they. Faith of works is that belief of the Turks & Jews which driveth them ever away from Christ. Faith of works hath ben that light of darkness in which a great part of us Christen have walked ever sense Pelagius and Faustus, well about xij. C. years, and ever more and more: & in which all our religious have walked all and more to this four or five hundred year: & in which the Priests also have walked a long season, the Lord bring them out again.
Faith of workes was the darcknesse of the false Prophets, out of the which 1the true could not draw them. Faith of workes was the blyndnesse of the phariseis, out of the which neither Iohn Baptist nor Christ could bryng them. And though Iohn Baptist pyped to them with reasons of the Scripture in uincible, and Christ therto added miracles, yet the Phariseis would not daunce. For Iohn Baptist (as they thought) was to mad to lyue so strayte a life, and to refuse to be iustified therby. And as for Christ & his Disciples, the Phariseis were much holyer them selues, fasted oftener, and prayed thicker, yea and vttered many mo wordes in their prayer then they. Fayth of workes is that belefe of the Turkes & Iewes which driueth them euer away from Christ. Faith of workes hath ben that light of darcknes in which a great part of vs Christen haue walked euer sence Pelagius and Faustus, well about xij. C. yeares, and euer mo and mo: & in which all our religious haue walked all and more to this foure or fiue hundred yeare: & in which the Priestes also haue walked a long season, the Lord bryng them out agayne.
- 1Faith in works is darkness.