A68831:1777
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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And why the devil doth none for them, is that they cleave fast to Gods word which the devil hateth and can do no miracles to further it, But to hinder it, as he doth with you. Read the 1stories of your Popes and Cardinals, & see whether the devil hath not helped them unto their high dignities. And look whether your holy Bishops come any otherwise unto their promotions, then by serving the devil, in setting all Christendom at variance, in shedding blood, in bringing the common wealth to tyranny and in teaching Christen Princes to •ule more cruelly then did ever any heathen, contrary unto the doctrine of Christ.
And why the deuill doth none for them, is that they cleaue fast to Gods word whiche the deuill hateth and can do no miracles to further it, But to hinder it, as he doth with you. Read the 1stories of your Popes and Cardinals, & see whether the deuill hath not holpe them vnto their highe dignities. And looke whether your holy Byshoppes come any otherwise vnto their promotions, then by seruing the deuil, in setting all Christendome at variaunce, in sheddyng bloud, in bringyng the common wealth to tyrāny and in teaching Christen Princes to •ule more cruelly then did euer any heathen, cōtrary vnto the doctrine of Christ.
- 1The devil hath holpen Popes to their dignities.The deuill hath holpē Popes to their dignities.
And as for the Turks and Saracens that ye speak of, I answer that they were Christen once, at the lest way for the most part. And because they had no love unto the truth to live their after 1as ye have not, God did send them false miracles to carry them out of the right way as ye be. And as for the Jews, why they hide out, is only because they have set up their own righteousness, as ye have, and therefore can not admit the righteousness that is in Christs blood, as ye can not, and as ye have forsworn it.