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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.
For as much as it becometh the preacher of Christs glad tidings, first 1through opening of the law, to rebuke all things, and to prove all things sin, that proceed not of the spirit, & of faith in Christ, and to prove all men sinners, and children of wrath by inheritance, and how that to sin is their nature, and that by nature they can no otherwise do then sin, and therewith to abate the pride of man, and to bring him unto the knowledge of him self, and of his misery & wretchedness, that he might desire help. Even so doth S. Paul, and beginneth in the first Chapter to rebuke unbelief 2and gross sins, which all men see as the Idolatry, and as the gross sins of the heathen were, and as the sins now are of all them, which live in ignorance without faith, and without the favour of GOD, and saith. The wrath of GOD of heaven appeareth through the Gospel upon all men, for their ungodly, & unholy living. For ⟨p. 44⟩though it be known, and daily understand 3by the creatures, that there is but one God, yet is nature of herself, with out the spirit and grace, so corrupt and so poisoned, that men neither can thank him, neither worship him, neither give him his due honour, but blind them selves, and fall without ceasing into worse case, even until they come unto worshipping of Images, & working of shameful sins which are abominable and against nature, and moreover suffer the shame unrebuked in other, having delectation and pleasure therein.
For as much as it becommeth the preacher of Christes glad tydings, first 1through openyng of the law, to rebuke all thinges, and to proue all thynges sinne, that procede not of the spirite, & of faith in Christ, and to proue all men sinners, and children of wrath by inheritaunce, and howe that to sinne is their nature, and that by nature they can no otherwise doe then sinne, and therewith to abate the pride of man, and to bring him vnto the knowledge of him selfe, and of his miserie & wretchednes, that he might desire helpe. Euen so doth S. Paule, and beginneth in the first Chapter to rebuke vnbelefe