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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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An other ensample, thou takest a 1wife & sayest: O father, thou not only permittest this, but also commandest all that burn & have their minds unquieted, to marry for fear of fornication and so forth. And father I promise thee to love this woman truly, and to care for her, and govern her after thy laws, and to be true to her, and to stand by her in all adversities, and to take in worth as well the evil as the good, and to bring up the fruit that thou shalt give me of her, in thy fear, and teach it to know thee.
An other ensample, thou takest a 1wife & sayest: O father, thou not onely permittest this, but also commaundest all that burne & haue their mindes vnquieted, to marry for feare of formcation and so forth. And father I promise thee to loue this woman truely, and to care for her, and gouerne her after thy lawes, and to be true to her, and to stand by her in all aduersities, and to take in worth as well the euill as the good, and to bring vp the fruite that thou shalt geue me of her, in thy feare, and teach it to know thee.
- 1An example how thy work• or deed may be pleasant and acceptable before God▪An example howe thy work• or deede may be pleasaunt and acceptable before God▪
Moreover as concerning the act of matrimony, as when thou wilt eat, thou blessest God & receivest thy daily food of his hand according to y• fourth petition of thy Pater noster, & knowledgest that it is his gift, and thankest him, believing his word, that he hath created it for thee to receive it with thanks, by the which word & prayer of thanks, thy meat and drink is sanctified. i. Tim. iiij. Even so thou sayest, father this I do, not only at thy permission which is enough to please thee withal, but also at thy commandment, and have bound my self hereunto, to keep my soul from sinning against thee, & to help my neighbour that he sme not also. and promise thee to keep this profession truly, and to nourish the fruit that thou shalt give me, in the fear of thee, and in the faith of thy Son Jesus, and so thankest the Lord for his gifts. Now is thy work through this saith and thanks pleasant and acceptable in y sight of God. And so was the gendering of Jacob in faith, and of Samuel, & many other. And y giving suck was a good work, and so was the dressing of them by the fire. And when our Lady conceived Christ through faith, was not that a good work? What if God when she doubted and asked (by what