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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.
As when I desire vengeance, and fear also the inconvenience that is like to follow, if fear be greater I abstain, if the appetite that desireth vengeance be greater, I can not but prosecute the deed, as we see by experience in many murderers & thieves, which ⟨p. 48⟩though they be brought into never so great peril of death, yet after they have 1escaped, do even the same again. And common women prosecute their lusts because fear & shame are away, when other which have the same appetites in their hearts, abstain at the lest way outwardly, or work secretly being overcome of fear and of shame, and so likewise is it of all other appetites.
As when I desire vengeaunce, and feare also the incōuenience that is like to folowe, if feare bee greater I abstaine, if the appetite that desireth vengeaunce be greater, I can not but prosecute the dede, as we see by experiēce in many murtherers & theeues, which ⟨p. 48⟩though they be brought into neuer so great perill of death, yet after they haue 1escaped, do euen the same agayne. And common women prosecute their lustes because feare & shame are away, when other whiche haue the same appetites in their hartes, abstaine at the lest way outwardly, or worke secretly beyng ouercome of feare and of shame, and so likewise is it of all other appetites.
- 1Where fear and shame is away, there all wickedness is committed.Where feare and shame is away, there all wickednes is committed.
Furthermore he declared, how the spirit, and the flesh fight together in one man, and maketh an ensample of him self, that we might learn to know that work a right, I mean to kill sin in our selves. He calleth both the spirit, and also the flesh a law, because that like as the nature of Gods law is