A68831:1778
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 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.
And as for the Turkes and Sarasenes that ye speake of, I aūswere that they were Christē once, at the lest way for the most part. And because they had no loue vnto the truth to liue their after 1as ye haue not, God did send them false miracles to cary them out of the right waye as ye be. And as for the Iewes, why they hyde out, is onely because they haue set vp their own righteousnesse, as ye haue, and therfore can not admit the righteousnesse that is in Christes bloud, as ye can not, and as ye haue forsworne it.
- 1The cause why the Turks & Jews ca• not come to to the truthThe cause why the Turkes & Iewes ca• not come to to the truth
And when he saith, in that they have miracles and the heretics none, it is a 1sure sign that they be the true Church and the heretics not. Had ye Gods word with your miracles and the heretics doctrine were without, then it were true. But now because ye have miracles without Gods word, to confirm your false imaginations, and they which ye call heretics have Gods word confirmed with miracles, five hum dread years together, it is a sure sign that they be the true church & ye not, in as much also as Christ saith, that y deceivers shall come with miracles: yea & in his name thereto, as ye do. For when christ saith there shall come in my name that shall say he him self is Christ, who is