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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.
Now, he that will know this will, must go to our Master Christ, in whom as S. Paul saith, is all treasures of wisdom and science. So that he will show us as much as is necessary for us to know, and as much as the father of heaven would we should know. Now to the text, here speaketh God, that is incarnated, that was sent to will, to speak, to do, to preach, to be familiar with us, to do miracles, yea, and also to suffer death for our salvation.
Nowe, hée that wyll knowe this wyll, must goe to our Maister Christ, in whome as S. Paule sayth, is all treasures of wisedome and science. So that hée will shew vs as much as is necessarye for vs to knowe, and as much as the father of heauen woulde wée shoulde know. Now to the texte, here speaketh God, that is incarnated, that was sent to will, to speake, to doe, to preach, to bée familiar with vs, to doe myracles, yea, and also to suffer death for our saluation.
Now, saith he, I would have gathered 1thy children, that is to say, I did preach, I did labour with all diligence to convert thee, I did miracles afore thee, yea, I wept, I wailed for thy sake: all these things did I, with all other things that might be to thy conversion, and that belonged to God incarnate to do. But all these things did not profit them. And why? Because they would not. In him was there no fault. For there was nothing undone, that belonged to him to do, so that he was willing, and yet did it not profit Jerusalem. And why? Because they would not. But now, why would they not? Because it was in their power to will, to consent? and to will, not to consent? Nay truly, but because as John saith: 2They could not believe, for he had blinded their eyes, & hardened their hearts, that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts. So that they must needs alonely 3will, not to consent, and could no otherwise do, but not consent: and yet were they neither constrained, nor compelled, nor wrung to it with violence, but freely they would not consent, and yet had they the liberty of their freewill, that was to be against Christ, and not to be with him. For the liberty of freewill standeth not in this, that he may will this thing, and also will the contrary thereof. But it standeth in that, that all