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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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And as thou callest him which is not renewed with the spirit, and borne 1again in Christ, flesh, & all his deeds, even the very motions of his hart, and mind, his learning, doctrine and contemplation of high things, his preaching, teaching, and study in the Scripture, building of Churches, founding of Abbeys, giving of alms, Mass, matins, & what soever he doth, though it seem spiritual, and after the laws of God: So contrariwise call him spiritual which is renewed in Christ, and all his deeds which spring of faith, seem they never so gross, as the washing of the Disciples feet done by Christ, and Peters fishing after the resurrection, yea and all the deeds of matrimony 2are pure spiritual, if they proceed of faith, and what soever is done with in the laws of God, though it be wrought by the body, as the very wiping of shoes, and such like, how soever gross they appear outward. With out such understanding of these words canst thou never understand this Epistle of Paul, neither any other place in the holy Scripture. Take heed therefore, for who soever understandeth these words otherwise, the same understand death not Paul, what soever he be. Now will we prepare our selves unto the Epistle.
And as thou callest him whiche is not renewed with the spirit, and borne 1agayne in Christ, flesh, & all his dedes, euen the very motions of his hart, and minde, his learning, doctrine and contemplation of hye thinges, his preaching, teaching, and study in the Scripture, buildyng of Churches, foundyng of Abbeyes, geuing of almes, Masse, mattēs, & what soeuer he doth, though it seme spiritual, and after the lawes of God: So contrarywise call him spirituall which is renewed in Christ, and all his deedes whiche spryng of fayth, seme they neuer so grose, as the washyng of the Disciples feete done by Christ, and Peters fishing after the resurrection, yea and al the dedes of matrimony 2are pure spiritual, if they procede of faith, and what soeuer is done with in the lawes of God, though it be wrought by the body, as the very wiping of shooes, and such like, how soeuer grose they appeare outward. With out such vnderstādyng of these wordes canst thou neuer vnderstand this Epistle of Paule, neither any other place in the holy Scripture. Take hede therfore, for who soeuer vnderstādeth these wordes otherwise, the same vnderstā deth not Paule, what soeuer he be. Now will we prepare our selues vnto the Epistle.