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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.
And on the other side, thou must search diligently for the promises of mercy, which God hath promised thee again. Which two points, that is to wit, the law spiritually interpreted, how that all is damnable sin, that is not unfeigned love out of the ground, and bottom of the heart, after the ensample of Christs love to us, because we be all equally created and formed of one God our father, and indifferently bought, and redeemed with one blood of our saviour Jesus Christ: and that the promises be given unto a repenting soul, that thirsteth and longeth 1after them, of the pure and fatherly mercy of God, through our faith only with out all deserving of our deeds, or merits of our works, but for Christs sake a lone, and for the merits and deservings of his works, death and passions that he suffered all together for us, and not for himself: which two 2points I say, if they be written in thine hart, are the keys which so open all the Scripture unto thee, that no creature can lock thee out, & with which thou shalt go in and out, & find pasture, and food every where. And if these lessons be not written in thine hart, then is all the scripture shut up, as a kernel in the shale, so that thou mayest read it, and commune of it, and rehearse all the stories of it, and dispute wittily, and be a profound sophister, and yet understand not one jot thereof.
And on the other side, thou must serch diligently for the promises of mercye, which God hath promised thee again. Which two poynces, that is to witte, the law spiritually interpreted, howe that all is damnable synne, that is not vnfayned loue out of the ground, and bottome of the harte, after the ensample of Christes loue to vs, because we be all equally created and formed of one God our father, and indifferently bought, and redemed with one bloude of our sauiour Iesus Christ: and that the promises be geuen vnto a repentyng soule, that thursteth and longeth 1after thē, of the pure and fatherly mercy of God, thorow our fayth only with out all deseruyng of our dedes, or merites of our workes, but for Christes sake a lone, and for the merites and deseruynges of hys workes, death and passions that he suffered all together for vs, and not for hymself: which two 2