A68831:1790
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 feigneth forth, that 1they believed only because they knew their elders could not err. How could they know that without miracles or writing confirmed with miracles, more than the Turk knoweth that his elders so many hundred years in so great a multitude can not err & teach false doctrine to damn the believers. And the contrary doth M. More see in all the Bible, how after all was received in 2scripture confirmed with miracles, & though miracles ceased not, but were showed daily, yet the elders erred & fell to idolatry, an hundred for one that bode in the right way, and led the younger in to error with them so sore, that God to save the younger, was fain to destroy the elders and to begin his testament a fresh with the new generation.
And when he fayneth forth, that 1they beleued onely because they knew their elders coulde not erre. How could they know that without myracles or wryting confirmed wyth myracles, more thē the Turke knoweth that hys elders so many hundred yeares in so great a multitude can not erre & teach false doctr•ne to damne the beleuers. And ye contrary doth M. More see in all ye Bible, how after all was receaued in 2scripture confirmed with myracles, & though miracles ceased not, but were shewed dayly, yet ye elders erred & fell to idolatry, an hūdred for one yt bode in the right way, and led the younger in to errour wyth them so sore, that God to saue the younger, was faine to destroy the elders and to begin his testamēt a freshe with the new generatiō.
- 1The elder• did err.The elder• did erre.
- 2The elders in the time of the Jews did err.The elders in ye time of the Iewes did erre.