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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
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And the vineyard Mat. 21. planted and hired out to the husbandmen that would not render to the Lord of the fruit in due time, and therefore was taken from them, and hired out to other, doth confirm the same. For Christ saith to the Jews, the kingdom of heaven shall be taken from you, and given to a nation that will bring forth yt fruits thereof, as it is come to pass. For the Jews have lost the spiritual knowledge of God, & of his commandments, and also of all the scripture, so that they can understand nothing godly. And the door is so locked up, that all their knocking is in vain, though many of them take great pain for gods sake. And Luke 13. The fig tree that beareth no fruit, is commanded to be plucked up.
And the vineyard Mat. 21. planted and hyred out to the husbandmen that would not render to the Lorde of the fruit in due tyme, and therfore was takē from them, and hyred out to other, doth confirme the same. For Christe sayth to the Iewes, the kingdome of heauē shalbe taken from you, and geuen to a nation that wyll bring forthe yt frutes therof, as it is come to passe. For the Iewes haue lost the spirituall knowledge of God, & of his cōmaundementes, and also of all the scripture, so that they can vnderstand nothyng godly. And the dore is so locked vppe, that all their knockyng is in vayne, though many of them take great payn for gods sake. And Luke 13. The figge tree that beareth no fruite, is cōmaunded to be plucked vp.
And finally, hereto pertaineth with infinite other, the terrible parable of the unclean spirit (Luke. 11.) which after he is cast out, when he cometh, 1and findeth his house swept and garnished, taketh to him 7. worse then himself, and cometh & entereth in, and dwelleth there, and so is yt end of the man worse then the beginning. The Jews, they had cleansed themselves with gods word, from all outward idolatry, and worshipping of idols. But their hearts remained still faithless to godward, and toward his mercy and truth, and therefore without love also, & lust to his law, & to their neighbours for his sake, and through false trust in their own works (to which heresy, the child of perdition, the wicked bishop of Rome with his lawyers, hath brought us christen) were more abominable idolaters than before, and become ten times worse in the end, then at the beginning. For the first idolatry was soon spied and easy to be rebuked of the Prophets by the Scripture. But the latter is more subtle to beguile withal, and an hundred times of more difficulty, to be weeded out of mens hearts.