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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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Notwithstanding, though God be under no law, and necessity lawless: 1yet be we under a law, and ought to prefer the men before the women, & age before youth, as •he as we can. For it is against the law of nature that young men should rule the elder, and as uncomely as that women should rule the men, but when need requireth. And therefore if Paul had had other shift, and a man of age as mete for 2the room, he would not have put Timothy in the office, he should no doubt have been kept back until a fuller age, and have learned in the mean time in silence. And whatsoever thou be that readest this, I exhort thee in our lord, that thou read both yt epis•s of Paul to Timothy, that thou mayst see how diligently (as a mother careth for her child if it be in peril) Paul writeth unto Timothy to instruct him, to teach him, to exhort, to courage him, to sh••e him up, to be wise, sober, diligent, circumspect, sad, humble and meek, saying▪ these I write that thou mayest 3know how to behave thy self in the house of God, which is the church or congregation. A•oy•• •ustes of yo•h, beware of ungodly fables & old wives tales, & avoid the company of men of corrupt minds, which wast their brains about wrangling questions. Let no man despise thy•e youth. As who should say, youth is a despised thing of it self, whereunto men give none obedience or reverence naturally. See therefore that thy ve••ue exceed, 4to recompense thy lack of age, and that thou so behave thy self that no fault be found with thee. And again, rebuke not an Elder sharply, but exhort him as thy father, and young men as thy brethren, and the elder women as thy mothers, and yt young women as thy sisters, and such like in every chapter. Adm none accusation against an Elder under less then two witnesses. And Paul chargeth him in the sight of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, and of his elect Angels, to do nothing rashly or of affection. And shortly whereunto youth is most prove and ready to fall, thereof warneth he him with all diligence, even almost or altogether half a osen times of some one thing. And finally as a man would