A68831:1880
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 seeth no other cause, why it is not best that our spirituality were all gelded, then for loss of merit in resisting, besides that that imagination is plain Idolatry, I hold M. More beguiled, if all we read of gelded men be true and the experience we see in other beasts. For then the gelded lust in their flesh as much as the ungelded. Which if it be true, then the gelded, 1in that he taketh such great pain in gelding, not to minish his lusts, but if lusts overcome him, yet that he have not wherewith to hurt his neighbour, deserveth more then the ungelded. And then it were best that we did eat and drink & make our flesh strong that we burned, to deserve in resisting, as some of your holy Saints have laid virgins in their beds; to kindle their courage, that they might after 2quench their heat in cold water, to deserve the merit of holy Martyrs.
And when M. More seeth no other cause, why it is not best that our spiritualitie were all gelded, then for losse of merite in resistyng, besides that that imagination is playne Idolatrie, I hold M. More beguiled, if all we read of gelded men be true and the experience we see in other beastes. For then the gelded lust in their flesh as much as the vngelded. Which if it be true, then the gelded, 1in that he taketh such great payne in geldyng, not to minishe his lustes, but if lustes ouercome him, yet that he haue not wherewith to hurt his neighbour, deserueth more then the vngelded. And then it were best that we did eate and drinke & make our flesh strōg that we burned, to deserue in resisting, as some of your holy Saintes haue layd virgins in their beddes; to kindle their courage, that they might after 2quench their heate in cold water, to deserue the merite of holy Martyrs.
- 1Whether it were best that priests were gelded.Whether it were best that priestes were gelded.
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