A68831:1587
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.
Then they went further in the imagination of their blind reason saying, 1in as much as God accepteth these holy works, that we be made righteous thereby, then it followeth that he which offereth most, is most righteous, and the best man: yea and it is better to offer an Ox then a sheep, because it is more costly. And so they strove who might offer most, and the priests were well apaid. Then went they further 2in their fleshly wisdom, saying: if I be good for the offering of a Dove, and better for a sheep, and yet better for an Ox, and so ever the better thing I offer the better I am, Oh how accepted should I be if I offered a man, & name him 3that I most loved? And upon that imagination, they offered their own children, and burnt them to ashes before Images that they had imagined.
Then they went further in the imagination of their blynd reason saying, 1in as much as God accepteth these holy workes, that we be made righteous thereby, then it foloweth that he which offereth most, is most righteous, and the bestman: yea and it is better to offer an Oxe then a shepe, because it is more costly. And so they stroue who might offer most, and the priests were well apayde. Then went they further 2in their fleshly wisdome, saying: if I be good for the offering of a Doue, and better for a shepe, and yet better for an Oxe, and so euer the better thing I offer the better I am, Oh how accepted should I be if I offered a mā, & namehym 3that I most loued? And vpō that imagination, they offered their owne children, and burnt them to ashes before Images that they had imagined.
- 1The blind reason of hypocrites.The blinde reason of hipocrites.
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