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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.
As if I were alone in a wilderness, where no man were to seek profit or praise of, yet if I would seek heaven of God there, I could of mine own natural gifts seek it no other ways then for the merits and deservings of my good works, and to enter therein by an other way then by the door Christ, which were very theft, for Christ is Lord over all, and what soever any man will have of God, he must have it given him freely for Christs sake. Now to have heaven for mine own deserving, is mine own praise and not Christs. For I can not have it by favour, and grace in Christ and by mine own merits also: For 1free giving, & deserving can not stand together.
As if I were alone in a wildernesse, where no man were to seke profite or prayse of, yet if I would seeke heauen of God there, I could of myne owne naturall giftes seke it no other wayes then for the merites and deseruyngs of my good workes, and to enter therin by an other way then by the dore Christe, whiche were very theft, for Christe is Lord ouer all, and what soeuer any man will haue of God, he muste haue it geuen hym freely for Christes sake. Now to haue heauē for myne owne deseruyng, is myne owne praise and not Christes. For I can not haue it by fauour, and grace in Christe and by myne owne merites also: For 1free geuing, & deseruyng can not stand together.
- 1Desert, and free gift are contraries.
If thou wilt vow of thy goods unto God, thou must put salt unto this sacrifice: that is, thou must minister knowledge in this deed as Peter teacheth. 2. Pet. 1. Thou must put oil of Gods word in thy Lamp, and do it according to knowledge, if thou wait for the coming of the bridegroom to enter in with him into his rest. But thou peradventure wilt hang it about the image to move men to devotion. Devotion is a fervent love unto gods commandments, and a desire to be with God, and with his everlasting promises. Now shall the sight of such riches as are showed at S. Thomas shrine, or at Walsingham, move a man