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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.
For Jonah thought of this manner: lo, I am here a Prophet unto Gods 1people the Israelites: Which though they have Gods word testified unto them daily, yet despise it, and worship God under the likeness of calves, and after all manner fashions save after his own word, and therefore are of all nations the worst, and most worthy of punishment. And yet God for love of few that are among them, and for his names sake spareth and defendeth them. How then should GOD take so cruel vengeance on so great a multitude of them to whom his name was never preached to, and therefore are not the tenth part so evil as these? If I shall therefore go preach, so shall I lay and shame my self and God thereto, & make them the more to despise God, and set the less by him, and to be the more cruel unto his people.
For Ionas thought of this maner: loe, I am here a Prophet vnto Gods 1people the Israelites: Whiche though they haue Gods worde testified vnto them dayly, yet despise it, and worshyp God vnder the likenesse of calues, and after all maner fashions saue after hys owne word, and therfore are of all nations the worst, and most worthy of punishment. And yet God for loue of fewe that are among them, and for his names sake spareth and defendeth them. How then should GOD take so cruel vengeaunce on so great a multitude of them to whō hys name was neuer preached to, and therfore are not the tenth part so euill as these? If I shall therfore go preach, so shal I laye and shame my selfe and God thereto, & make them the more to dispise God, and set the lesse by him, and to bee the more cruell vnto his people.
- 1The carnal imagination of mans nature without Gods spirit.The carnal imagination of mans nature without Gods spirite.
And upon that imagination he fled from the face or presence of God: that