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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 viij. Chapter he comforteth such fighters, that they despair not be cause of such flesh, either think that they are less in favour with God. And he showed how that the sin remaining in us hurteth not, for there is no 1danger to them, that are in Christ which walk not after the flesh, but fight against it. And he expoundeth more largely what the nature of the flesh, and of the spirit is, and how the spirit cometh by Christ, which spirit maketh us spiritual, tameth, subdueth, and mortifieth the flesh, and certifieth us that we are nevertheless the sons of God, & also beloved, though that sin rage never so much in us, so long as we follow the spirit, and fight against sin to kill and mortify it. And because the chastising of the flesh, the cross, and suffering are nothing pleasant, he comforteth us in our passions and afflictions, by the assistance of the spirit, which maketh intercession to GOD for us mightily with groanings that pass mans utterance, mans speech can not comprehend them, and the creatures morn also with us of great desire that they have, that we were loosed from sin, and corruption of the flesh. So see we that these three Chapters, the vj. vij. viij. do none other thing 2so much as to drive us unto the right work of faith, which is to kill the old man, and mortify the flesh.
In the viij. Chapter he comforteth such fighters, that they dispayre not be cause of such fleshe, either thinke that they are lesse in fauour with God. And he shewed how that the sinne remaynyng in vs hurteth not, for there is no 1daunger to them, that are in Christ whiche walke not after the flesh, but fight agaynst it. And he expoundeth more largely what the nature of the flesh, and of the spirit is, and how the spirite commeth by Christ, whiche spirite maketh vs spirituall, tameth, subdueth, and mortifieth the flesh, and certifieth vs that we are neuerthelesse the sonnes of God, & also beloued, though that sinne rage neuer so much in vs, so long as we folow the spirite, and fight agaynst sinne to kill and mortifie it. And because the chastisyng of the flesh, the crosse, and sufferyng are nothyng pleasaūt, he comforteth vs in our passions and afflictions, by the assistance of the spirite, which maketh intercessiō to GOD for vs mightely with gronynges that passe mans vtteraunce, mans speach can not comprehēd them, and the creatures morne also with vs of great desire that they haue, that we were loosed from sinne, and corruption of the flesh. So see we that these three Chapters, the vj. vij. viij. do none othyng