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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
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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 1love only, to teach them, and to make them see their own hearts, and the sin that there lay hid, that they might afterward feel his mercy. For his mercy waited upon them, to rid them out again as soon as they were learned, and come to the knowledge of 2their own hearts: so that he never cast man away, how deep so ever he had sinned, save them only which had first cast the yoke of his laws from their necks, with utter de•iaunce, and malice of heart.
And all other stories of the Bible, with out exception, are y• practising of ye law, & of the gospel, & are true and faythfull ensamples, and sure earnest that God ⟨p. 25⟩will euen so deale with vs, as he did with them, in all infirmities, in all temtations, and in all lyke cases & chaunces. Wherin ye see on the one side, how fatherly and tenderly, and with all cō passion GOD entreateth hys elect, which submit themselues as scholers, to learne to walke in the wayes of hys lawes, and to kepe them of loue. If they forgate themselues at a tyme, he would stirre them vp agayne with all mercy, if they fell and hurt themselues, he healed them agayne with all compassion and tendernes of hart. He hath oft brought great tribulation and aduersitie vpon hys elect: but all of fatherly