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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.
Here will I recite how a great prelate of Christ Church (the first letter of his name is Doct. Allen) did interpret 1and declare certain places of Scripture, to the ghostly instruction of Christs Church as all men may judge.
Here will I recite how a great prelate of Christ Churche (the first letter of his name is Doct. Allen) did interpretate 1and declare certaine places of Scripture, to the ghostly instruction of Christes Churche as all men may iudge.
- 1Dect. Alen expoundeth Scripture.
The first place was this a three fold cable is hard to break, by this three fold cable, he understood, the Reverent father in God my Lord Cardinal. The first fold was, that he was 1an Englishman borne, the which was a strong thing and hard to withstand. The second fold was that he was Legate & that not after the common manner, but Legatus a latere, this is sprung out of the blessed side of our holy father the pope. This was a strong fold and could not be lightly broken. The third sold, he was a Lord and that of the kings counsel. This was a strong 2fold, and all these three together did make so strong a cable that no man within the Realm might break it or withstand it. I was sore afraid that he should have reckoned the noble & the royal blood, that this threefold cable did spring out of, then had it been so strong, that the strongest Ox in the butchers stall could not break it. This exposition did I here and sat by him, therefore I can testify it the better.
The first place was this a thrée fold cable is hard to breake, by this thrée fold cable, hée vnderstode, the Reuerent father in God my Lorde Cardinall. The first fold was, that hée was