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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.
Wycliffe preached repentance unto our fathers not long since: they repented, 1not for their harts were indurate, and their eyes blinded with their own Pope holy righteousness, wherewith they had made their souls gay against the receiving again of the wicked spirit, that bringeth seven worse than him self with him, and maketh the later end worse then the beginning: for in open since there is hope of repentance, but in holy, hypocrisy none at all. But what followed? they slew their true and right king, and set 2up three wrong kings arrow, under which all the noble blood was slain up, and half the commons thereto, 3what in France, and what with their own sword, in fighting among them selves for the crown, and the Cities 4and Townes decayed, and the land brought half into a wilderness, in respect 5of that it was before.
Wicleffe preached repentaunce vnto our fathers not long since: they repented, 1not for their harts were indurate, and their eyes blinded with their own Pope holy righteousnesse, wherewith they had made their soules gay against the receiuing agayne of the wicked spirite, that bringeth seuen worse thē him selfe with him, and maketh the later ende worse then the begynnyng: for in open synnes there is hope of repentaunce, but in holye, hypocrisie none at all. But what folowed? they slew their true and right kyng, and set 2vp three wrong kynges arowe, vnder which all the noble bloud was slayne vp, and halfe the commons thereto, 3what in Fraunce, and what with their owne sword, in fightyng among them selues for the crowne, and the Cities 4