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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
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Finally the third is that we be commanded 1to pray with faith and trust, and that we believe in the Lord our God, and doubt not in his promises, unto which Christ induceth us with an apt similitude, saying: If ye being evil can yet give good things unto your children, how much more shall God fulfil his promises of mercy unto his children if they cry unto him? he ⟨p. 240⟩is better and more merciful then all men. Wherefore seeing God commandeth thee to pray, and for as much as thou hast so great necessity so to do, & because he is merciful and hath promised and is true and cannot deny his own words: Therefore pray, and when thou prayest, look not on thine unworthiness, but on his commandment, mercy, & goodness, & on his truth and faithfulness, & believe steadfastly in him. Moreover whatsoever thou hast done, yet if thou repent and wilt amend, he promiseth that he will not think on 2thy sins. And though he differ thee, think it not long, nor faint not in thy faith, or be slack in thy prayer. For he will surely come and give thee more then thou desirest, though he differ for thy profit, or change thy request into a better thing.
Finally the third is that we be commaunded 1to pray with faith and trust, and that we beleue in the Lorde our God, and doubt not in his promises, vnto which Christ enduceth vs wyth an apt similitude, saying: If ye beyng euill can yet geue good thynges vnto your children, how much more shall God fulfill hys promises of mercy vnto his children if they cry vnto hym? he ⟨p. 240⟩is better and more mercifull then all men. Wherfore seing God commaundeth thee to pray, and for as much as thou hast so great necessitie so to do, & because he is mercifull and hath promised and is true and cannot deny his owne wordes: Therefore pray, and when thou prayest, looke not on thine vnworthines, but on his cōmaūdemēt, mercy, & goodnes, & on his truth and faithfulnes, & beleue stedsastly in hym. Moreouer whatsoeuer thou hast done, yet if thou repent and wilt amende, he promiseth that he will not thynke on