A68831:1484
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.
For if I were bound to do or believe under pain of the loss of my soul any thing that were written, nor depē dead of that which is written, what helped me the scripture that is written? And 1thereto in as much as Christ and all his Apostles warned us that false prophets should come with false miracles, even to deceive the elect if it were possible, wherewith should the true preacher confound the false, except he brought true miracles to confound the false, or else authentic scripture of full authority already among the people.
For if I were bound to do or beleue vnder payne of the losse of my soule any thing that were written, nor depē ded of that which is writtē, what holpe me the scripture that is written? And 1thereto in as much as Christ and all his Apostles warned vs that false prophetes shoulde come with false miracles, euen to deceaue the elect if it were possible, wherewith shoulde the true preacher confound the false, except he brought true miracles to confound the false, or els autenticke scripture of full authoritie already among the people.
- 1The scripture written must confound the unwritten verities.The scripture writtē must con•o•nde the vnwritten verities.
Some man would ask, how did God continue his congregation from Adam to Noah, and from Noah to Abraham, and so to Moses, without writing, but with teaching from mouth to mouth. I answer, first that there was no scripture all the while, they 1shall prove, when our Lady hath a new son. God taught Adam greater things then to write. And that there was writing in the world long ere Abraham yea & ere Noah, do stories testify.