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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
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Heaven & earth, water and fire, sun, moon, and stars, saints and angels, man and child, be against you and hold you accursed. What though the devil laugh on you for a season. Remember the end, but God give you his grace, that I lose not my labour about you.
Heauen & earth, water and fire, sunne, moone, and starres, saintes and angels, man and child, bée against you and holde you accursed. What though the deuill laugh on you for a season. Remember the ende, but God geue you hys grace, that I lose not my labour about you.
But now let me assoil your carnal 1reasons that you bring for you. The first is this, evil men do take an occasion of heresy out of scriptures Wherefore it is best they have it not. I answer likewise, good men do take an occasion of goodness there of Ergo, the people ought to have it: but will you condemn all things where by men do take occasion of evil? Then must you first put out your own eyes for by them, take you occasion to see many idle things: you must also destroy your hands, your feet, your tongue, and all that you have for these do you misuse very often, you must also destroy your own harts whereby you have not alonely occasion of evil, but you do think evil in very deed: you must also destroy all fair women, for of them take you sore occasions of evil: you must also burn all your goods and destroy all your riches, for of them men take occasion to be thieves 2and you to be proud: you must also destroy all wines, for of them men take occasion to be drunken, you must destroy all meats, for they give men occasion of gluttony, yea you must destroy the mercy of God, of the which evil men take boldness in their mischief. Briefly what is there so good a thing but that evil men can take an occasion of evil, yea and that of Christ him self, as Saint Paul saith which unto 3the Jews is offence, and unto the Gentiles occasion of foolishness: & yet for all this you may not destroy Christ but he must remain still, and so likewise the Gospel: for though that the evil men (which will never be good) receive of it occasion of evil: yet there be many thousands ye receive there by their salvation.