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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
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And when More to utter his darkness and blind ignorance saith, that they which were overwhelmed with No yes flood, had a good faith, and bringeth for hym Nicolaus de Lira. I answer, that Nicolaus de Lira delirat. For it is 1impossible to have a faith to be saved by except a man consent unto Gods law with all his hart and all his soul, that it is righteous, holy, good, and to be kept of all men, and thereupon repent that he hath broken it, and sorrow that his flesh moveth unto the contrary, and then come and believe that god for his mercy will forgive him all that he hath done against the law, & will help him to tame his flesh, and suffer his weakness in the mean season, till 2he be waxed stronger: which faith if they that perished in Noyes flood had had, they could not but have mended their livings, and had not hardened their harts through unbelief, and provoked the wrath of God, and waxed worse and worse an hundred & twenty years which God gave them to repent, until God could no longer suffer them, but washed their filthiness away with the flood (as he doth the Popes shameful 3abominations with like inundations of water) & destroyed them utterly.
And when More to vtter his darcknes and blynde ignoraunce sayth, that they which were ouerwhelmed wyth No yes floud, had a good faith, and bringeth for hym Nicolaus de Lira. I answere, that Nicolaus de Lira delirat. For it is 1impossible to haue a fayth to be saued by except a man consent vnto Gods law with all his hart and all his soule, that it is righteous, holy, good, and to be kept of all men, and thereuppon repent that he hath broken it, and sorow that his flesh moueth vnto the contrary, and then come and beleue that god for his mercy will forgeue him all that he hath done agaynst the lawe, & wyll helpe hym to tame his flesh, and suffer his weakenes in the meane season, till 2he be waxed stronger: which fayth if they that perished in Noyes floud had had, they coulde not but haue mended their liuinges, and had not hardened their harts thorow vnbeliefe, and prouoked the wrath of God, and waxed worse and worse an hundred & twenty yeares which God gaue thē to repent, vntill God could no lōger suffer thē, but washed their filthines away with ye floud (as he doth ye Popes shamefull