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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 when he bringeth in a similitude that we pray Physicians, though God can 1help us, and therefore we must pray to Saints. It is not like, for they have natural remedies for us which we must use & not tempt God. But the Saints have no natural remedies nor promise of supernatural. And therefore it can be but a false superstitious faith. And where no natural remedy is there god hath promised to help them that believe in him,
And whē he bringeth in a similitude that we pray Phisitions, though God can 1helpe vs, and therefore we must pray to Saintes. It is not like, for they haue naturall remedies for vs which we must vse & not tempt God. But the Saints haue no natural remedies nor promise of supernaturall. And therfore it can be but a false superstitious fayth. And where no natural remedy is there god hath promised to helpe thē that beleue in hym,
- 1PhysiciansPhisitions
And moreover when I pray a Physician or Surgeon and trust to be helped by them, I dishonour God, except I ⟨p. 297⟩first pray to God & believe that he will work with their doctrine and medicines and so receive mine health of the hand of God. And even so when I pray to man, to help me at mine need, I sin except I complain first to God 1and show him my need and desire him to move one or an other to help me, & then when I am helped, thank him and receive it of his hand, in as much as he moved the hart of him that helped me & gave him wherewith, and a commandment to do it. M. More, Christ is not dishonoured because that they which here preach him truly, shall sit and judge with him. Tyndale. That to be true the Scripture testifieth, but what is that to your purpose that they which be dead can hear us & help us? How be it, if M. More should describe us those sects, I am sure he would paint them after the fashion of my Lord Cardinals holy chair, as he doth God after the similitude of worldly tyrants and not according to his own word. For they that be worldly and fleshly minded