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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.
Again right well he perceived, and considered this only, or most chiefly to be the cause of all mischief in the Church, that the Scriptures of God were hidden from the 1peoples eyes: For so long the abominable doings and Idolatries maintained by the Pharisaical Clergy, could not be espied, and therefore all their labour was with might a•d main to keep it down, so that either it should not be read at all, or if it were, they would darken the right sense, with the mist of their Sophistry, and so entangle them which rebuked, or despised their abominations, with arguments of philosophy, and with worldly similitudes, and apparent reasons of natural wisdom: and with wresting of Scripture unto their own purpose, contrary unto the process, order, and meaning of the text, would so delude them in descanting upon it with allegories, and amaze them, expounding it in many senses laid before the unlearned lay people, that though thou felt in thy heart, and were sure that all were false that they said, yet couldest thou not solve their subtle riddles.
Agayne right well he perceaued, and considered this onely, or most chiefly to be the cause of all mischiefe in the Church, that the Scriptures of God were hydden from the 1peoples eyes: For so long the abhominable doinges and Idolatries mainteyned by the Pharasaicall Clergie, coulde not be espyed, and therefore all their labour was with might a•d mayne to keepe it downe, so that either it should not bee read at all, or if it were, they woulde darken the right sence, with the myst of their Sophistry, and so entangle them which rebuked, or despised their abhominations, with argumentes of philosophy, and with worldly similitudes, and apparant reasons of naturall wisedome: and with wresting of Scripture vnto their awne purpose, contrary vnto the processe, order, and meaning of the text, would so delude them in deskanting vpon it with allegoryes, and amaze them, expounding it in many sences layed before the vnlearned laye people, that though thou felt in thy heart, and were sure that all were false that they sayd, yet couldest thou not solue their subtile ryddells.
- 1Ignorance of Scripture cause all mischief & errors in religion.