A68831:1804
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 thus we be as far a sunder as ever we were and his mighty arguments prove not the value of a podding prick. M. More feeleth in his hart 1by inspiration and with his endeavouring him self and captivating his understanding to believe it, that there is a 2Purgatory as hot as hell. Wherein if a silly soul were appointed by God, to lye a thousand years, to purge him with all, the Pope for the value of a 3groat shall command him thence full purged in the twinkling of an eye, & by as good reason if her were going thence, keep him there still. He feeleth by inspiration and in captivating his wits that the Pope can work wonders with a Caives skin, that he can command one to eat f•esh though he be never so lusty, and that an other eat none on pain of damnation, though 4he should dye for lack of it: and that he can forgive sin and not the pain, & as much and as little of the pain or all if he lust, and yet can neither help him to love the law or to believe or to hate the flesh, seeing he preacheth not. And such things innumerable. M. More feeleth true, and therefore believeth that the Pope is the true Church.
And thus we be as farre a sunder as euer we were and his mighty argumentes proue not the value of a poding pricke. M. More feeleth in his hart 1by inspiration and with his endeueryng him self and captiuatyng his vnderstandyng to beleue it, that there is a 2Purgatory as whot as hell. Wherein if a sily soule were appointed by God, to lye a thousand yeares, to purge him with all, the Pope for the value of a 3groat shall commaunde him thence ful purged in the twinkelyng of an eye, & by as good reason if her were goyng thence, kepe him there still. He feeleth by inspiration and in captiuatyng hys wittes that the Pope can worke wonders with a Caiues skinne, that he can commaunde one to eate fesh though he be neuer so lusty, and that an other eate none on payne of dānatiō, though