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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 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.
And finally, hereto pertayneth with infinyte other, the terrible parable of the vncleane spirite (Luke. 11.) which after hee is cast out, when hee commeth, 1and findeth hys house swept and garnished, taketh to hym 7. worse then hymselfe, and commeth & entreth in, and dwelleth there, and so is yt ende of the man worse then the beginnyng. The Iewes, they had cleansed themselues with gods word, from all outward idolatry, and worshipping of idols. But their hartes remayned styll faythlesse to godward, and toward his mercy and truth, and therfore without loue also, & lust to his law, & to their neighbours for hys sake, and through false trust in their owne woorkes (to which heresy, the chylde of perdition, the wicked bishop of Rome with hys lawyers, hath broughte vs christen) were more abhominable idolaters thē before, and become ten tymes worse in the end, then at the beginning. For the first idolatry was soone spyed and easie to be rebuked of the Prophets by the Scripture. But the latter is more subtill to beguile withall, and an hundreth tymes of more difficultie, to bee weeded out of mens hartes.