A68831:1801
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 in the end of the Chapter M. More cometh unto his wise conclusion and proveth nothing save showeth his ignorance, as in all thing. He saith we believe the doctrine of the Scripture without Scripture, as for an example, the Popes pardons, because only that the Church so teacheth, though no Scripture confirmeth it. Why so? because saith he the holy ghost by inspiration, if I do my endeavour and captivate mine understanding, teacheth me to believe the Church concerning Gods word taught by the Church and graven in mens hearts with out Scripture, as well as he teacheth us to believe words written in the Scripture. Mark where he is now. Afore he saith, the Scripture causeth us not to believe the Scripture, for a man may 1read it & believe it not. And much more the preacher maketh us not to believe the preacher, for a man may hear him and believe him not also. As we see the Apostles could not cause all men to believe them. For though the Scripture be an outward instrument and the preacher also to move men to believe, yet the chief and principal cause why a man believeth or believeth not is within. That is the spirit of God teacheth his children 2to believe and the devil blindeth his children and keepeth them in unbelief and maketh them to consent unto lies & think good evil & evil good. As the Acts of the Apostles say in many 3places there believed as many as were ordained unto everlasting life. ⟨p. 306⟩And Christ saith John. viij. they that 4be of God hear Gods word. And unto the wicked Jews he saith ye can not believe because ye be not of God. And in the same place saith he, ye be of your father the devil and his will ye will do, and he bode not in the truth, & therefore will not suffer his children to consent to the truth. And John in the x. saith 5Christ, all that came before me, be thieves & murderers, but my sheep heard not their voices. That is, all that preach any salvation save in Christ murder the souls. Howbeit Christs sheep could not consent to their lies, as the rest can not but believe lies, so that there is ever a remnant kept by grace. And of this I have seen divers examples. I have known as holy men as might be, as the world counteth holiness, which at the hour of death had no trust in God at all, but cried cast holy water, light the holy candle, and so forth, sore lamenting that they must dye.