A68831:1843
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 saith, never man could find that exposition till now, there he saith untrue. For S. Hierome himself 1saith that he knew them that so expo• dead the text, and rebuked them of Rome because they would not admit into the clergy them that had had two wives, the one before baptism and the other after, saying: if a man had killed xx. men before his Baptism, they would not have forbidden him, and why then should that which is no sin at all be 2a let unto him. But the God of Rome would not hear him. For Satan began then to work his mysteries of wickedness.
And when he sayth, neuer mā could finde that exposition till now, there he sayth vntrue. For S. Hierome hymselfe 1saith that he knew them that so expo• ded the text, and rebuked them of Rome because they would not admit into the clergie them that had had two wiues, the one before baptim and the other after, saying: if a man had killed xx. men before his Baptime, they would not haue forbidden him, and why then should that which is no sinne at all be 2a let vnto him. But the God of Rome would not heare him. For Sathan beganne then to worke his misteries of wickednes.
- 1S. Hierome.
- 2The Pope judgeth no sin to be sin, and sin to be no sin.The Pope iudgeth no sinne to bee sinne, and sinne to be no sinne.
And when he saith, he that hath ten wives hath one wife. I say that one is taken by the use of speaking for one only. As when I say, I am content to give thee one, meaning one only. And unto him that hath no help, is there one help, to look for no help where one help is taken for one only, and many places else.