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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.
Not long after M. Tyndall happened to be in the company of a certain divine recounted for a learned man, and in commoning and disputing with him, he drove him to that issue that the said great Doctor burst out into these blasphemous words, and said, we were better to be without Gods law, then the Popes. M. Tyndall hearing 1this and being full of Godly zeal, and not bearing that blasphemous saying, replied again and said: I defy the Pope and all his laws, and farther added, that if God spared him life ere many years, he would cause a boy that driveth the plough to know more of the Scripture then he did.
Not long after M. Tyndall happened to bée in the company of a certeyne deuine recounted for a learned man, and in commoning and disputing with him, hée droue hym to that issue that the sayd great Doctour burst out into these blasphemous wordes, and sayd, we were better to bée without Gods lawe, then the Popes. M. Tyndall hearing 1this and beeing full of Godly zeale, and not bearing that blasphemous saying, replyed agayne and sayd: I defie the Pope and all his lawes, and farther added, that if God spared him life ere many yeares, hée would cause a boy that driueth the plough to know more of the Scripture then hée did.
- 1Notorious blasphemy of a Papist.
After this the grudge of the Priests increasing still against Tyndall, they never ceased barking, and rating at him, and laid many sore things to his charge, saying y• he was an heretic in sophistry, an heretic in logic, and an heretic in Divinity: And said moreover unto him, that he bare himself bold of y• Gentlemen there in y• coū try, but notwithstanding shortly he should be otherwise talked withal. To whom M. Tyndall answering again thus said: it was not the place he stuck upon: he was contented they should bring him into any country in all England, giving him x. l. a year to live with, and binding him to no more but to teach children and to preach.