A68831:1452
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.
It hath yet or should have an other signification, little known among the common people now a days. That is ⟨p. 250⟩to wit, it signifieth a congregation, a multitude or a company gathered together 1in one, of all degrees of people. As a man would say, the church of Lon don, meaning not the spirituality only (as they will be called for their diligent serving of God in the spirit, and so sore eschewing to meddle with temporal matters) but the whole body of the city, of all kinds, conditions & degrees: and the church of Bristow, all that pertain unto the town generally. And what congregation is meant, thou shalt alway understand by the matter that is entreated of, and by the circumstances thereof.
It hath yet or should haue an other signification, little knowen among the common people now a dayes. That is ⟨p. 250⟩to wit, it signifieth a congregation, a multitude or a company gathered together 1in one, of all degrees of people. As a mā would say, the church of Lō don, meaning not the spiritualtie onely (as they will be called for their diligent seruing of God in the spirite, and so sore eschuing to meddle wyth temporall matters) but the whole bodye of the citie, of all kindes, conditions & degrees: and the church of Bristow, all that pertaine vnto the towne generally. And what congregation is mēt, thou shalt alway vnderstand by the matter that is entreated of, and by the circumstaunces thereof.
- 1The church is a congregation of people of all sorts gathered together.The church is a cong••gation of people of all sortes gathered together.