A68831:1806
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.
M. More selleth with his good endeavour & inspiration together, that a man 1may have the best faith coupled with the worst life and with consenting to sin. And I feel that it is impossible to believe truly except a man repent, and that it is impossible to trust in y• mercy y• is in Christ or to feel it, but y• a man must immediately love God & his commandments, and therefore disagree & disconsent unto the flesh, and be at bate therewith and fight against it. And I feel that every soul that loveth y• law and hateth his flesh and believeth in Christs blood, hath his sins which he committed and pain which he deserved in haring the law and consenting unto his flesh, forgiven him, by that faith. And I feel that the frailty 2of the flesh against which a believing soul lighteth to subdue it, is also forgiven and not reckoned or imputed for sin all the time of our curing: as a kind father and mother reckon not or impute the impossibility of their young children to consent unto their law, and as when the children be of age and consent, then they reckon not nor impute the impossibility of the flesh to follow it immediately, but take all a worth and love them no less, but rather more tenderly then their old and perfect children that do their commandments, so long as they go to school & learn such things as their fathers & mothers set them to.
M. More seleth with his good endeuour & inspiration together, that a man 1may haue the best fayth coupled with the worst lyfe and with consentyng to sinne. And I feele that it is impossible to beleue truly except a mā repent, and that it is impossible to trust in y• mercy y• is in Christ or to fele it, but y• a man must immediatly loue God & his commaundementes, and therfore disagree & disconsent vnto the fleshe, and be at bate therewith and fight agaynst it. And I feele that euery soule that loueth y law and hateth his fleshe and beleueth in Christes bloud, hath his sinnes which he committed and payne which he deserued in haryng the law and consentyng vnto his flesh, forgeuen him, by that fayth. And I feele that the frailtie