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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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For which causes sake he saith in the seventh Chapter, that the law is 1spiritual, as though he would say, if the law were fleshly, and but mans doctrine, it might be fulfilled, satisfied, and stilled with outward deeds. But now is the law ghostly and no man fulfilleth it, except that all that he doth spring of love from the bottom of the hart. Such a new hart and lusty courage unto the law ward canst thou never come by of thine own strength & enforcement, but by the operation and working of the spirit. For the spirit of God only maketh a man spiritual 2& like unto the law, so that now hence forth he doth nothing of fear, or for lucre or vantages sake, or of vain glory, but of a free hart, and of inward lust. The law is spiritual, and will be both loved, and fulfilled of a spiritual hart, and therefore of necessity requireth it the spirit, that maketh a mans hart free, and giveth him lust and courage unto the law ward. Where such 3a spirit is not, there remaineth sin, grudging, and hatred against the law, which law nevertheless is good, righteous, and holy.
For whiche causes sake he sayth in the seuenth Chapter, that the lawe is 1spirituall, as though he would say, if the law wer fleshly, and but mans doctrine, it might be fulfilled, satisfied, and stilled with outward deedes. But now is the law ghostly and no man fulfilleth it, except that all that he doth spryng of loue from the bottome of the hart. Such a new hart and lusty courage vnto the law ward canst thou neuer come by of thyne owne strength & enforcement, but by the operation and workyng of the spirite. For the spirite of God onely maketh a man spirituall 2& like vnto the law, so that now hence forth hee doth nothyng of feare, or for lucre or vantages sake, or of vaine glory, but of a free hart, and of inward lust. The law is spirituall, and wilbe both loued, and fulfilled of a spirituall hart, and therefore of necessitie requireth it the spirit, that maketh a mans hart free, and geueth him lust and courage vnto the law ward. Where such