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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.
So soon as these books were compiled, and made by William Tyndall, and the same were published and sent over into England, it can not be spoken what a door of light they opened to the eyes of the whole English nation, which before were many years shut up in darkness.
So soone as these bookes were compiled, and made by William Tyndall, and the same were published and sent ouer into England, it can not bee spoken what a dore of light they opened to the eyes of the whole Englishe nation, which before were many yeares shut vp in darknes.
Now these godly books, and specially the new Testament of William Tindals translation being spread abroad and come into many mens hands, as they wrought singular profit to the godly: so the ungodly envying and disdaining that the people 1should be any thing wiser then they: and again, fearing least by the shining beams of trueth, their false hypocrisy and works of darkness should be discerned: began to stir with no small ado, like as at the birth of Christ, Herod and all Jerusalem were troubled with him, so the Papists made open exclamation against this godly man, and published him openly in all their sermons to be an heretic, and that all his books were none other but damnable heresies, and sought by all the means they might, how to impeach and hinder that godly man in his blessed travails.
Now these godly bookes, and specially the new Testament of William Tindals translation beyng spred abroad and come into many mens handes, as they wrought singular profitte to the godly: so the vngodly enuying and disdayning that the people 1should be any thing wiser then they: and agayne, fearing least by the shyning beames of trueth, their false hypocrisie and workes of darcknes should be discerned: began to stirre with no small adoe, lyke as at the byrth of Christ, Herode and all Ierusalē were troubled wyth hym, so the Papistes made open exclamation agaynst this godly man, and published hym opēly in all their sermons to be an hereticke, and that all his bookes were none other but damnable heresies, and sought by all the meanes they might, how to empeach and hynder that godly man in his blessed trauayles.