A68831:1797
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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Then will he say, why should ye not believe them, in all their other doctrine 1besides the scripture & in all their expositions of y• scripture, as well as ye believe them, when they tell you that such and such books are the scripture. May they not show you a false book? yes, and therefore at the beginning I believe all a like. Every lye that they tell out of their own brains we believe to be scripture, and so should I believe them if they showed me a false book, but when I have read the scripture and find no• their doctrine there nor depend thereof, I do not give so great credence unto their other doctrine as unto the scripture. Why? For I find mo witnesses unto the scripture than unto their other doctrine. I find whole nations and 2countries that receive the scripture & refuse their other doctrine and their expositions in many places. And I find the scripture otherwise expounded of them of old time than they which now will be the church expound it. Whereby their doctrine is the more suspect. I find mention made of the scripture in stories, that it was, when I can find no mention or likelihood that their doctrine was. I find in all ages 3that men have resisted their doctrine with the scripture & have suffered death by the hundred thousands in resisting their doctrine. I see their doctrine brought in and maintained by a contrary way to that by which the scripture was brought in. I find by the self same scripture, when I look diligently thereon, that their other doctrine can not stand therewith.
Then will he say, why should ye not beleue them, in all their other doctrine 1besides the scripture & in al their expositions of y• scripture, as well as ye beleue them, when they tell you that such and such bokes are the scripture. May they not shew you a false booke? yes, and therfore at the beginning I beleue all a like. Euery lye that they tell out of their owne braines we beleue to be scripture, and so should I beleue thē if they shewed me a •alse booke, but whē I haue read the scripture and fynd no their doctrine there nor depend thereof, I do not geue so great credence vnto their other doctrine as vnto ye scripture. Why? For I finde mo wiesses vnto the scripture thē vnto their other doctrine. I finde whole nacions and