A68831:1736
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
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Abraham and the Prophets, and y• Apostles, and many since prayed to no 1Saints, and yet were holy enough.
Abraham and the Prophetes, and y• Apostles, and many since prayed to no 1Saintes, and yet were holy inough.
- 1Before Christ we used not to pray to Saints.Before Christ we vsed not to pray to Saintes.
And when he saith, they could help when they were alive. That was through their faith in believing the promise. For they had promises that they should do such miracles to stablish their doctrine, and to provoke unto Christ, and not unto them selves.
And when he sayth, they could helpe when they were aliue. That was thorow their fayth in beleuing the promise. For they had promises that they shuld do such miracles to stablish their doctrine, and to prouoke vnto Christ, and not vnto them selues.
And when he proveth that the Saints be in heaven in glory with Christ already, saying: if God be their God they be in heaven, for he is not the God of the dead. There he stealeth away Christs argument wherewith he proveth the 1resurrection, that Abraham and all Saints should rise again, and not that their souls were in heaven, which doctrine was not yet in the world. And with that doctrine he taketh away the resurrection quite, and maketh Christs argument of none effect. For when Christ allegeth the Scripture that God is Abraham's God, & addeth to, that God is not God of the dead but of the living, and so proveth that Abraham must rise again: I deny