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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.
But the heathen Ninevites, though they were blinded with lusts, yet were in those two points uncorrupt, and unhardened, and therefore with the only 1preaching of Jonah, came unto the knowledge of their sins and confessed them, and repented truly, and turned every man from his evil deeds, & declared their sorrow of hart and true repentance, with their deeds which they did out of faith and hope of forgiveness, chastising their bodies with prayer and fasting, and with taking all pleasures from the flesh: trusting, as God was angry for their wickedness, even so should he forgive them of his mercy if they repented, and forsook their misliving.
But the heathen Niniuites, though they were blinded with lustes, yet werin those two poyntes vncorrupte, and vnhardened, and therfore with the only 1preachyng of Ionas, came vnto the knowledge of their sinnes and confessed them, and repented truly, and turned euery man from hys euil dedes, & declared their sorrow of hart and true repentaunce, with theyr deedes which they did out of fayth and hope of forgeuenesse, chastieing their bodies with prayer and fastyng, and with takyng all pleasures from the flesh: trustyng, as God was angry for their wickednesse, euen so should he forgeue them of his mercy if they repented, and forsoke their misseliuing.
- 1The he•• then repented at the preaching of Jonah.The he•• then repented at the preachyng of Ionas.
And in the last end of all, thou hast 1yet a goodly ensample of learning, to see how earthy Jonah is still for all his trying in yt whales belly. He was so sore displeased because the Ninevites perished not, that he was weary of his life, and wished after death for very sorrow, that he had lost the glory of his prophesying, in that his prophecy came not to pass. But GOD rebuked him with a likeness, saying: it grieveth thine hart for the loss of a vile shrub or spray whereon thou bestowedst no labour or cost, neither was it thine handy work. How much more then should it grieve mine hart the loss of so great a multitude of innocents as are in Nineveh, which are all mine hands work. Nay