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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.
The xxix. Chapter.
IN the xxix. he allegeth that Christ said not the holy ghost shall write, but shall teach. It is not the use to say the holy ghost writeth, but inspireth y• writer. I marvel that he had not brought, as many of his brethren do, Matthew in the last, where Christ commanded the Apostles to go and teach 1all nations, and said not write. I answer, that this precept love thy neighbour as thy self, and God above all 2thing, went with the Apostles & compelled them to seek Gods honour in us, and to seek all means to continue the faith unto the worlds end. Now the Apostles knew before that heresies should come, and therefore wrote, that it might be a remedy against heresies, as it well appeareth John. xx. Where he saith, these are 3written that ye believe and through belief have life. And in the second of his 4first Epistle he saith, these I write because of them that deceive you. And Paul and Peter thereto warn us in many places. Wherefore it is manifest that the same love compelled them to leave nothing unwritten that should be necessarily required, and that if it were left out, should hurt the soul.
IN the xxix. he alleageth that Christ sayd not the holy ghost shall write, but shall teach. It is not the vse to say the holy ghost writeth, but inspireth y• writer. I maruayle that he had not brought, as many of hys brethren do, Mathew in the last, where Christ cō maunded the Apostles to go and teach 1