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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.
Beware of false Prophets which come to you in sheep's clothing. But are with in ravening Wolves. By their fruits ye shall know them, do men gather grapes of thorns? either figs of briers? even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit. But a corrupt tree, bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree can not bring forth evil fruit, nor a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is to be hewen down and to be cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Beware of false Prophetes which come to you in sheepes clothyng. But are with in rauenyng Wolues. By their frutes ye shal know them, do mē gather grapes of thornes? either figges of briers? euen so euery good tree bryngeth forth good frute. But a corrupt tree, bryngeth forth euill frute. A good tree can not bryng forth euill frute, nor a corrupte tree bryng foorth good frute. Euery tree that bringeth not foorth good frute is to be hewen downe and to be cast into the fire. Wherefore by their frutes ye shall know them.
Here Christ warneth thee, and describeth unto thee, those captains that 1should so blind the great multitude (that they should not find the strait gate) and lead them the broad way to perdition. Note first that though they be false, yet he calleth them Prophets, which word in the new Testament is taken for an expounder and an interpreter of Scripture. And he saith they shall come to you my Disciples, then they must be our Preachers and our doctors. Yea verily they must be those our false preachers which Peter prophesied should be among us, and bring in damnable sects, for to fulfil & satisfy their covetousness, and follow the way and steppes of their father Balaam. And they shall come thereto in sheep's clothing: Ergo, they be neither the Turks nor yet Saracens. For they come clothed in iron and steal, & will thereto suffer us to keep our faith, if we will submit our selves to them, as the Greeks do. And as for the Jews they be an hundred times fewer then we, and are every where in bondage, yea & for the great part captives unto us. They also be not clothed in sheep's skins, but maintain openly their faith clean contrary to ours.