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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.
Their holiness is to forbid that God 1ordained to be received with thanks giving: as meat & matrimony. And their own works they maintain, & let Gods decay. Break theirs & they persecute to the death. But break Gods, and they either look through the fingers or else give thee a flap with a Fox tail for a little money. There is none order among them that is so perfect, but that they have a prison more cruel than any jail of thieves and murderers. And if one of their brethren commit fornication or adultery in the world, he finisheth his penance therein in three Weeks or a month, and then is sent to an other place of the same religion. But if he attempt 2to put of the holy habit, he cometh never out, & is so straitly dieted thereto, that it is marvel if he live a year, beside other cruel murder that hath been found among them, and yet is this shameful dieting of theirs, murder cruel enough.
Their holynesse is to forbyd yt God 1ordeined to be receaued with thankes giuyng: as meate & matrimony. And their owne workes they maintayne, & let Gods decay. Breake theirs & they persecute to the death. But breake Gods, and they either looke through the fingers or els geue thee a flappe with a Foxe tayle for a litle money. There is none order among them that is so perfect, but that they haue a prison more cruell thē any iayle of theues and murtherers. And if one of their brethren commit fornication or adultery in the world, he finisheth his penaunce therin in three Wekes or a moneth, and then is sent to an other place of the same religion. But if he attempt 2to put of the holy habite, he commeth neuer out, & is so straytly dioted therto, that it is meruell if he liue a yeare, beside other cruell murther that hath bene found among them, and yet is this shamefull dyoting of theirs, murther cruell inough.
- 1The holiness of hypocrites wherein it is.The holynes of hypocrites wherein it is.
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