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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 first he declareth the justifying of faith through Christs blood, and comforteth them with the hope of the life to come, and showeth that we have not deserved it, but that the prophets prophesied it should be given us, & as Christ which redeemed us out of sin, and all uncleanness is holy, so he exhorteth to lead an holy conversation, & because we be richly bought, and made heirs of a rich inheritance, to take heed that we lose it not again, through our own negligence.
In the first he declareth the iustifiyng of fayth through Christes bloud, and comforteth them with the hope of the lyfe to come, and sheweth that we haue not deserued it, but that the prophetes prophesied it shoulde be geuen vs, & as Christ which redemed vs out of synne, and all vncleannesse is holy, so he exhorteth to lead an holy conuersation, & because we be richly bought, and made heyres of a riche inheritāce, to take hede that we lose it not agayn, through our owne negligence.
In the 2. Chapter, he showeth that 1Christ is the foundation, and head corner stone, whereon all are built through faith, whether it be Jew or Gentile, & how that in Christ they are made priests, to offer themselves to GOD (as Christ did himself) and to slay the lusts of the flesh, that fight against the soul. And first he teacheth them in general to obey the worldly rulers, & than in special he teacheth yt servants to obey their masters be they good or bad, and to suffer wrong of them, as Christ suffered wrong for us.
In the 2. Chapter, he sheweth that 1Christ is the foundation, and hed corner stone, wheron al are built through fayth, whether it be Iew or Gentile, & how that in Christ they are made priestes, to offer themselues to GOD (as Christ dyd hymselfe) and to slea the lustes of the fleshe, that fyght againste the soule. And first he teacheth them in generall to obey the worldly rulers, & than in special he teacheth yt seruantes to obey their maisters be they good or badde, and to suffer wrong of them, as Christ suffred wrong for vs.