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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
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.
And therefore because, as I said, the Jews yea and the Heathen to, were so accustomed unto ceremonies, and because such a multitude came with a faithless faith, they went clean contrary 1unto the mind of Paul, and set up ceremonies in the new testament, partly borrowing them of Moses and partly imagining like, as ye now see, and called them sacraments, that is to say, signs (as it is plain in the stories) the sacrament of holy water, of holy fire, holy bread, holy salt and so forth. And they gave them significations. As holy water signified the sprinkling of 2Christs blood for our redemption, which sacrament or sign) though it seem superstitious, in as much as the sacrament of Christs body and blood signifieth the same daily) yet as long as the signification bode, it hurted not. And the kissing of the Pax was set up to signify, 3that the peace of Christ should be ever among us, one to love an other after his ensample, as the word it self well declareth. For pax is as much to say as peace.
And therfore because, as I sayd, the Iewes ye and the Heathen to, were so accustomed vnto ceremonies, and because such a multitude came wyth a faithles fayth, they went cleane cōtrary 1vnto the mynde of Paul, and set vp ceremonies in the new testamēt, partly borowing them of Moses and partly imagening like, as ye now see, and called them sacraments, that is to say, signes (as it is plaine in the stories) the sacrament of holy water, of holy fire, holy bread, holy salt and so forth. And they gaue thē significations. As holy water signified the sprincling of 2Christes bloud for our redemption, which sacrament or signe) though it seeme superstuous, in as much as the sacrament of Christes body and bloud signifieth ye same dayly) yet as lōg as ye signification bode, it hurted not. And the kissing of the Pax was set vp to signifie, 3that the peace of Christ shoulde be euer among vs, one to loue an other after his ensample, as the word it self well declareth. For pax is as much to say as peace.