A68831:1375
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 dogs are those obstinate and indurate, which for the blind zeal of 1their leaven, wherewith they have soured both y• doctrine & also the works, maliciously resist the truth, and persecute the ministers thereof: and are those wolves among which Christ sendeth his sheep, warning them, not only to be single & pure in their doctrine, but also wise and circumspect & to beware of men. For they should bring them before judges and kings and slay them, thinking to do God service therein: that is as Paul to the Romans testifieth of the Jews, for blind zeal to their own false & feigned righteousness, persecute the righteousness of God.
The dogges are those obstinate and indurate, which for the blynd zeale of 1their leuen, wherwith they haue sowred both y• doctrine & also the workes, maliciously resiste the truth, and persecute the ministers therof: and are those wolues among which Christ sendeth his shepe, warnyng them, not onely to be single & pure in their doctrine, but also wise and circumspect & to beware of mē. For they should bryng them before iudges and kynges and slay them, thinkyng to do God seruice therein: that is as Paul to the Romains testifieth of the Iewes, for blynd zeale to their own false & fayned righteousnes, persecute the righteousnesse of God.
- 1Dogs, who they be, & what is signified thereby.Dogges, who they be, & what is signified therby.
The swine are they which for all they have received the pure Gospel of 1Christ, will yet continue still in sin, and roll them selves in the puddle & mire of their old filthy conversation, & both before the ignorant and also the weak, use the uttermost of their liberty, interpreting it after the largest fashion, and most favour of the flesh, as it were the Popes pardon, and therewith make yt truth evil spoken of, that thousands which else might have ben easily won, will now not once here thereof: and stir up cruel persecution, which else would be much easier, yea and sometime none at all. And yet will those swine, when it cometh to the point abide no persecution at all: But offer them selves willing even at the first chop for to deny ere they be scarcely apposed of their doctrine. Therefore lay first the law of God before them, & call them to repentance. And if thou see no hope of mending in them, cease there and go no further: for they be swine.