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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 vi. he setteth forth the chief and principal work of faith, the battle 1of the sprite against the flesh, how the sprite laboureth and enforceth to kill the remnant of sin and lust: which remain in the flesh, after our justifying. And this chapter teacheth us, that we are not so free from sin through faith, that we should henceforth go up and down, idle, careless, & sure of our selves, as though there were now no more sin in us. Yes, there is sin remaining in us, but it is not reckoned, because of faith and of the sprite, which fight against it. Wherefore we have enough to do all our lives long, to tame our bodies, & and to compel the members to obey the sprite, and not the appetites: that thereby we might be like unto christs death and resurrection, and might fulfil our baptism, which signifieth the mortifying of sins, and the new life of grace. For this battle ceaseth not in us until the last breath, and until that sin be utterly slain by the death of the body.
In the vi. he setteth forthe the chiefe and principall worke of fayth, the battayle 1of the sprite agaynst the fleshe, how the sprite laboureth and enforceth to kyll the remnaunt of sinne and lust: which remayne in the fleshe, after our iustifiyng. And this chapiter teacheth vs, that we are not so free from sinne through fayth, that we should henceforth go vp and down, idle, carelesse, & sure of our selues, as thoughe there were now no more synne in vs. Yes, there is sinne remayning in vs, but it is not reckoned, because of fayth and of the sprite, which fyght agaynste it. Wherefore we haue inough to doe all our lyues long, to tame our bodies, & and to compell the members to obey the sprite, and not the appetites: that therby we myght be like vnto christes death and resurrection, and might fulfill our baptisme, which signifieth the mortifiyng of sinnes, and the new lyfe of grace. For this battayle ceaseth not in vs vntill the last breath, and vntyll that sinne be vtterly slayne by the deth of the body.
- 1The principal work of faith, and the battle between the spirit and the flesh.The principall work of faith, and the battaile betwen the spirite and the flesh.