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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.
If thou wilt vow pilgrimage, thou must put salt thereto, in like manner, if it shall be accepted, if thou vow to go and visit the poor, or to hear gods word, or whatsoever edifieth thy soul unto love & good work after knowledge, or whatsoever God commandeth, it is well done, and a sacrifice that savoureth well, ye will haply say, that ye will go to this or that place, because God hath chosen one place more then another, and will hear your petition more in one place then another? As for your prayer it must be according to to gods word. Ye may not desire god to take vengeance on him, whom Gods word teacheth you to pity and to pray for. And as for the other gloss, that God will here you more in one 1place then in another, I suppose it sal infatuatum, salt unsavoury, for if it were wisdom, how could we excuse yt death of Steven Acts 7. which died for that article that God dwelleth not in temples made with hands, we that believe in God, are the temple of God (sayeth Paul.) If a man love God, and keep his word, he is the temple of God, & hath God presently dwelling in him, as witnesseth Christ, John. 14. saying: If a man love me, he will keep my word, and then my father will love him, and we will come unto him and dwell with him. And in the 15. he saith: if ye abide in me, and my words also abide in you, then ask what ye will 2and ye shall have it. If thou believe in Christ and hast the promises which God hath made thee in thine hart, then go on pilgrimage unto thine own hart and there pray and God will hear thee, for his mercy and truths sake and for his sons Christs sake, and not for a few stones sakes. What careth GOD for the temple? The very beasts in that they have life in them, be much better then an heap of stones couched together.
If thou wilt vowe pilgrimage, thou must put salt therto, in like manner, if it shall be accepted, if thou vowe to go and visite the poore, or to heare gods word, or whatsoeuer edifieth thy soule vnto loue & good worke after knowledge, or whatsoeuer God commaundeth, it is wel done, and a sacrifice that sauoureth well, ye wil happly say, that ye will go to this or that place, because God hath chosen one place more then another, and wyll heare your petition more in one place then another? As for your prayer it must be according to to gods worde. Ye may not desire god to take vengeaunce on hym, whome Gods worde teacheth you to pity and to pray for. And as for the other glose, that God will here you more in one