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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.
But right faith is a thing wrought by the holy ghost in us, which changeth us, turneth us into a new nature and begetteth us a new in God, and maketh us the sons of god, as thou readest in the first of John, and killeth the old Adam, and maketh us altogether new in the hart, mind, will, lust, and in all our affections and powers of the soul, and bringeth the holy ghost with her. Faith is a lively thing, 1mighty in working, valiant & strong, ever doing, ever fruitful, so that it is unpossible, that he which is endued therewith, should not work always good works without ceasing. He asketh 2not whether good works are to be done or not, but hath done them already, ere mention be made of them, & is alway doing, for such is his nature, for quick faith in his hart and lively moving of the sprite, drive him and stir him thereunto. Whosoever doth not good works, is an unbelieving person & faithless, & looketh round about him, groping after faith & good works & wotteth not what faith or good works mean, though he babble never so many things of faith & good works.
But right fayth is a thing wrought by the holy ghost in vs, which chaungeth vs, turneth vs into a new nature and begetteth vs a new in God, and maketh vs the sonnes of god, as thou readest in the first of Iohn, and killeth the olde Adam, and maketh vs altogether new in the hart, mynde, wyll, lust, and in all our affectiōs and powers of the soule, and bringeth the holye gost with her. Fayth is a liuely thing, 1mighty in working, valiant & strong, euer doyng, euer fruitfull, so that it is vnpossible, that he whiche is endued therwith, should not worke alwayes good workes without ceasing. He asketh 2not whether good workes are to be done or not, but hath done them already, ere mention be made of them, & is alway doing, for such is his nature, for quicke fayth in hys hart and liuely mouyng of the sprite, driue hym and stirre hym therunto. Whosoeuer doth not good woorkes, is an vnbeleuyng person & faithles, & loketh roūd about him, groping after faith & good works & woteth not what faith or good workes meane, though he bable neuer so many thinges of faith & good workes.