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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.
In the seventh he confirmeth yt same, with a similitude of the state of matrimony. As when the husband dyeth, the wife is at her liberty, and the one loosed and departed from the other, not that the woman should not have power to marry unto an other man, but rather now first of all is she free, & hath power to marry unto an other man, which she could not do before, till she was loosed from her first husband. Even 1so are our consciences bound, and in danger to the law under old Adam, as long as he liveth in us, for the law declareth that our hearts are bound, and that we cannot disconsent from him, but when he is mortified & killed by the sprite: then is the conscience free and at liberty, not so that the conscience shall now nought do, but now first of all cleaveth unto an other, that is to wit, Christ, and bringeth forth the fruits of life. So now to be under the law, is not to be able to fulfil the law, but to be debtor to it, and not able to pay that, which the law requireth. And to be lose from the law, is to fulfil it, and to pay that which the law demandeth, so that it can now henceforth ask thee nought.
In the seuenth he confirmeth yt same, with a similitude of the state of matrimony. As whē the husband dyeth, the wyfe is at her libertie, and the one losed and departed from the other, not that the woman should not haue power to mary vnto an other man, but rather now first of all is she free, & hath power to mary vnto an other man, which she could not do before, till she was loosed from her first husband. Euen 1so are our consciences bound, and in daunger to the law vnder olde Adam, as long as he liueth in vs, for the law declareth yt our hartes are bound, and that we cannot disconsent from hym, but when he is mortified & killed by the sprite: then is the conscience free and at libertie, not so that the conscience shall now nought doe, but nowe first of all cleaueth vnto an other, that is to witte, Christ, and bringeth forth the fruites of lyfe. So now to be vnder the lawe, is not to be able to fulfill the law, but to be detter to it, and not able to pay that, which the lawe requireth. And to be lose from the lawe, is to fulfill it, and to pay that which the lawe demaundeth, so that it can now henceforth aske thee nought.
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