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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.
Seeing then, that faith to God and love, and mercifulness to our neighbours, is all that the law requireth, therefore of necessity the law must be understand and interpret by them. So that all inferior laws are to be kept & observed, as long as they be servants to faith and love: and then to be broken immediately, if thorough any occasion, they hurt either the faith which we should have to Godward, in the confidence of Christs blood, or the love which we owe to our neighbours for Christs sake.
Seyng then, that fayth to God and loue, and mercyfulnesse to our neighbours, is all that ye law requireth, therfore of necessitie the lawe must be vnderstand and interprete by them. So that all inferiour lawes are to be kept & obserued, as lōg as they be seruaūts to faith and loue: and then to be brokē immediatly, if thorough any occasion, they hurt either the fayth whiche we should haue to Godward, in the confidence of Christes bloud, or the loue whiche we owe to our neighbours for Christes sake.
And therefore when the blind Pharisees murmured, and grudged at him and his Disciples, that they brake the Sabbath day, and traditions of the elders, and that he him self did eat with Publicans, and sinners, he answered. Math. ix. alleging Esayas the Prophet: Go rather and learn what this meaneth, I require mercy, and not sacrifice. 1And Math. xij. Oh that ye wist what this meaneth, I require mercy and not sacrifice. For only love and mercifulness understandeth the law: and else nothing. And he that hath not that written in his hart, shall never understand the law: no, though all the angels of heaven went about to teach him. And he that hath that graven in 2his hart, shall not only understand the law, but also shall do of his own inclination all that is required of the law, though never law had been given: as all mothers do of them selves without law unto their children, all that can be required by any law, love overcoming all pain, grief, tediousness or loathsomeness: and even so no doubt if we had continued in our first state of innocency, we should ever have fulfilled the law, without compulsion of the law.