A68831:1876
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 M. More calleth it heresy, 1to think that the married were as pleasant to God as the unmarried, he is surely an heretic that thinketh the contrary. Christs kingdom is neither meat nor drink, nor husband nor wife, nor widow nor virgin, but the keeping of the commandments and serving of a mans neighbour lovingly by the doctrine of S. Paul, where not to eat helpeth me to keep the commandments better then to eat, there it is better not to eat then to eat. And where to eat helpeth me to keep the 2commandments and to do my duty unto my neighbour, there it is better to eat then not to eat. And in like case where to be without a wife helpeth more to keep the commandments and to serve a mans neighbour, there it is better to be unmarried then married, and where a wife helpeth to keep the commandments better then to be without, there it is better to have a wife then to be without. That hart only which is ready to do or let undone 3all things for his neighbours sake, is a pleasant thing in the sight of God.
And when M. More calleth it heresie, 1to thinke that the maried were as pleasaunt to God as the vnmaryed, he is surely an hereticke that thinketh the cōtrary. Christes kingdom is neither meate nor drinke, nor husband nor wife, nor widow nor virgine, but the keepyng of the commaundementes and seruing of a mans neighbour louingly by the doctrine of S. Paul, where not to eate helpeth me to keepe the commmaūdementes better then to eate, there it is better not to eate then to eate. And where to eate helpeth me to keepe the 2commaundementes and to do my dutie vnto my neighbour, there it is better to eate then not to eate. And in like case where to be without a wife helpeth more to keepe the cōmaundemētes and to serue a mans neighboure, there it is better to be vnmaryed then maried, and where a wife helpeth to keepe the commaundementes better then to be without, there it is better to haue a wife then to be wythout. That hart onely which is ready to do or let vndone