A68831:1582
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.
¶ False worshipping.
But what did the children of Israel and the Jews? They let the significations of their ceremonies go, & lost the meaning of them, and turned them unto the works to serve them, saying that they were holy works commanded of God, & the offerers were thereby justified, & obtained forgiveness of sins, & thereby become good: as the parable of the Pharisee & Publican ⟨p. 274⟩declare, Luke. xviij. and as it is 1to see in Paul and throughout all the Bible: and became captive to serve & put their trust in that which was neither God nor his word. And so the better creature against nature did serve the worse. Whereof all likelihood God should have accepted their work by the reason of them, if their harts had 2been right, and not have accepted their souls for the bloods sake of a Calf or sheep, for as much as a man is much better then a Calf or sheep, as Christ testifieth Math. xij. For what pleasure should God have in the blood of Calves or in the light of our candles? his pleasure is only in the hearts of them that love his commandments.
BUt what did the children of Israell and the Iewes? They let the significations of their ceremonies goe, & lost the meaning of them, and turned them vnto the workes to serue them, saying that they were holy workes cō maunded of God, & the offerers were thereby iustified, & obtayned forgeuenes of sinnes, & thereby become good: as the parable of the Pharesey & Publican ⟨p. 274⟩declare, Luke. xviij. and as it is