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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.
And of the gospel or promises which thou meetest in the scripture, believe fast that god will fulfil them unto thee, & that unto the uttermost jot, at the repentance of thine hart, when thou turnest to him and forsakest evil, even of his goodness, and fatherly mercy unto thee, and not for thy flattering him with hipocritishe works of thine own feigning. So that a fast faith only, without respect of all works, is the forgiveness both of the sin, which we did in time of ignorance, with lust and consent to sin: and also of that sin which we do by chance, and of frailty: after that we are come to knowledge, and have professed the law out of our hearts. And all deeds serve only for to help our neighbours, and to tame our flesh that we fall not to sin again, and to exercise our souls in virtue, and not to make satisfaction to Godward for the sin that is once paste.
And of the gospell or promises which thou meetest in the scripture, beleue fast that god wyll fulfill them vnto thee, & that vnto the vttermost iot, at the repentance of thyne hart, when thou turnest to hym and forsakest euill, euen of hys goodnes, and fatherly mercy vnto thee, and not for thy flatteryng hym with hipocritishe woorkes of thyne owne fayning. So that a fast fayth only, without respect of all works, is the forgeuenesse both of the sinne, which we did in tyme of ignorance, with lust and consent to sinne: and also of that synne which we do by chaunce, and of frailtie: after yt we are come to knowledge, and haue professed the law out of our hartes. And all dedes serue only for to helpe our neighbours, and to tame our flesh that we fall not to sinne agayne, and to exercise our soules in vertue, and not to make satisfaction to Godwarde for the synne that is once paste.
And all other stories of the Bible, with out exception, are y• practising of the law, & of the gospel, & are true and faithful ensamples, and sure earnest that God ⟨p. 25⟩will even so deal with us, as he did with them, in all infirmities, in all temptations, and in all like cases & chances. Wherein ye see on the one side, how fatherly and tenderly, and with all con passion GOD entreateth his elect, which submit themselves as scholars, to learn to walk in the ways of his laws, and to keep them of love. If they forgot themselves at a time, he would stir them up again with all mercy, if they fell and hurt themselves, he healed them again with all compassion and tenderness of hart. He hath oft brought great tribulation and adversity upon his elect: but all of fatherly