A68831:233
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 though Christ taught alway to 1forgive, yet Peter after long going to school, asked whether men should forgive seven times, thinking that viij. times had been to much. And at the last supper Peter would have dyed with christ, but yet within few hours after, he denied him, both cowardly and shamefully. And after the same manner, though he had so long heard that no man might avenge him self, but rather turn the other cheek to, then to smite again, yet when Christ was in taking, Peter asked whether it were lawful to smite with the sword, and tarried none answer, but laid on rashly. So that though when we come first unto knowledge of the truth, and the peace is made between God and us, and we love his laws, and believe and trust in him, as in our father and have good hearts unto him, and be borne a new in the spirit, yet we are but children and young scholars, weak and feeble, and must have leisure to grow in the spirit: in knowledge, love and in the ded• thereof, as young children must have time to grow in their bodies.
And though Christ taught alway to 1forgeue, yet Peter after long goyng to schole, asked whether men should forgeue seuen tymes, thinkyng that viij. tymes had bene to much. And at the last supper Peter would haue dyed with christ, but yet within few houres after, he denyed him, both cowardly and shamefully. And after the same maner, though he had so long heard that no man might auenge him self, but rather turne the other cheeke to, then to smite agayne, yet when Christ was in takyng, Peter asked whether it were lawful to smite with the sword, and taried none aunswere, but layed on rashly. So that though when we come first vnto knowledge of the truth, and the peace is made betwene God and vs, and we loue his lawes, and beleue and trust in him, as in our father and haue good hartes vnto him, and be borne a new in the spirite, yet we are but childrē and young scholers, weake and feble, and must haue leysure to grow in the spirite: in knowledge, loue and in the ded• therof, as young children must haue tyme to grow in their bodies.
- 1The ignorance and imperfection of the apostles.