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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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God therefore to teach Jonah, and to show him his own hart, & to make him perfect, and to instruct us also by his ensample, sent him out of the land of Israel where he was a Prophet to go among the heathen people, and to the greatest and mightiest City of the world then, called Nineveh: to preach that within xl. days they should all perish for their sins, and that the City 1should be overthrown. Which message the free will of Jonah had as much power to do, as the weakest hearted woman in the world▪ hath power, if• were commaunde• to leap into of living snakes and adders: as haply if God had commanded Sarah to have sacrificed her son Isaac as he did Abraham, she would have disputed with him, ere she had done it, or though she were strong enough: yet many an holy Saint could not have found in their hearts, but would have run away from the presence of the commandment of God, with Jonah, if they had been so strongly tempted.
God therefore to teach Ionas, and to shew him his owne hart, & to make him perfect, and to instruct vs also by his ensample, sent him out of the lande of Israell where he was a Prophet to go among the heathen people, and to the greatest and mightiest Citie of the world then, called Niniue: to preache that within xl. dayes they should all perish for their sinnes, and that the Citie 1should be ouerthrowen. Whiche message the free will of Ionas had as much power to doe, as the weakest harted womā in the world▪ hath power, if• were commaunde• to leape int•e of lyuyng snakes and adders: as happely if God had cōmaunded Sara to haue sacrificed her sonne Isaa• as he did Abraham, she would haue disputed with him, yer shee had done it, or though she were strong enough: yet many an holy Saint could not haue founde in their hartes, but would haue runne away from the presence of the commaundement of God, with Ionas, if they had bene so strongly tempted.