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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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In the 5. chapter he commendeth the 1fruit and works of faith, as are peace, rejoicing in the conscience, inward love to God, and man, moreover boldness, trust, confidence, and a strong & a lusty mind, and steadfast hope in tribulation, and suffering. For all such follow, where the right faith is, for the abundant graces sake, and gifts of the sprite, which god hath given us in Christ, in that he suffered him to die for us yet his enemies.
In the 5. chapter he commendeth the 1fruit and workes of faith, as are peace, reioycing in the conscience, inwarde loue to God, and mā, moreouer boldnesse, trust, confidence, and a strong & a lusty mynd, and stedfast hope in tribulation, and suffering. For all such follow, where the right fayth is, for the aboundant graces sake, and giftes of the sprite, which god hath geuen vs in Christ, in that he suffred hym to die for vs yet his enemies.
- 1The fruits & works of faith.The frutes & workes of fayth.
Now have we then that faith only before all works justifieth, and that it 1followeth not yet therefore, that a man should do no good works, but that yt right shapē works abide not behind, but accompany faith, even as brightness doth the sun, and are called of Paul the fruits of the sprite. Where yt spirit is, there it is always summer, 2and there are always good fruits, that is to say good works. This is Pauls order, that good works spring of the sprite, the spirit cometh by faith, and faith cometh by hearing the word of God, when the glad tidings and promises which God hath made unto us in Christ are preached truly, and received in the ground of the hart, with out wavering or doubing, after that the law hath passed upon us, and hath damned our consciences. Where the word of God is preached purely,