A68831:1853
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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But under lx. would Paul let none minister for fear of occasions of unchastity, and thereto none but such as were well known of honest living and of good report. Now in as much as the widow of ten husbands must be found of the common cost at her need, what uncleanness is in her by the reason of her second husband, that she is not good enough to be a servant unto the poor people, to dress their meat, wash their clothes, to make their beds and so 1forth and to wash strangers feet, that came out of one congregation unto an other about business▪ and to do all manner service of love unto her poor brethren and sisters. To have had the second husband is no shame among the heathen: it is no shame among the Christen for when the husband is dead, the wife is free to marry to whom she will in the Lord, and by as good reason the husband, and of right who more free then the Priest? And therefore they shame not our doctrine nor our congregation, nor dishonour God among the heathen or weak Christen. Now when we have a plain rule that he which 2loveth his neighbour as him self keepeth all the laws of God, let him tell me for what cause of love toward his neighbour, a widow of two lawful husbands may not do service unto the poor people.
But vnder lx. would Paule let none minister for feare of occasions of vnchastity, and therto none but such as were well knowen of honest liuing and of good report. Now in as much as the widow of ten husbands must be foūde of the common cost at her neede, what vncleanes is in her by the reason of her secōd husband, that she is not good inough to be a seruaunt vnto the poore people, to dresse their meate, washtheir clothes, to make their beddes and so 1forth and to wash straūgers feete, that came out of one congregation vnto an other about businesse▪ and to do all maner seruice of loue vnto her poore brethren and sisters. To haue had the second husband is no shame among the heathen: it is no shame amōg the Christen for when the husband is dead, the wife is free to mary to whom she will in the Lord, and by as good reason the husband, and of right who more free then the Priest? And therfore they shame not our doctrine nor our cōgregation, nor dishonour God amōg the heathen or weake Christen. Now whē we haue a playne rule that he whiche