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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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O Lord God, and thy mercy were not, how were this world able to continue, that thus abominably, and shamefully judgeth of thy hallowed, & sanctified works? But oh Lord have thou mercy, and pity on us, for the sweet blood of thy son Christ Jesus. Look not on our since, oh lord God, for who is able to abide in thy sight. But Lord of thine infinite mercy, send down thy spirit into the harts of thy people, that they may be taught better to judge of thy heavenly, and Godly institutions. Amen.
O Lord God, and thy mercy were not, how were this world able to cō tinewe, that thus abhominably, and shamefully iudgeth of thy halowed, & sanctified workes? But oh Lord haue thou mercy, and pitie on vs, for the swéete bloud of thy sonne Christ Iesus. Loke not on our synnes, oh lord God, for who is able to abyde in thy syght. But Lord of thine infinite mercy, send downe thy spirit into ye harts of thy people, that they may bée taught better to iudge of thy heauenly, and Godly institutions. Amen.
To our purpose. Other articles that I have written of, be something hard, and obscure, saving all only to these men, that be learned. But as for this article, me think it is so plain, that I marvel how any man should doubt in it. For doubtless it needeth no learned judge, but only a Civil, and a moral good man, that is 1endued with reason and equity. For surely mine adversaries doth not earnestly defend pure, and clean chastity, for they know how few priests there be, that keepeth their chastity. Yea & they know how sore they have punished those men, that hath broken their chastity. So that they do not defend chastity, but rather filthiness, and abominable living. In the which the most part of the spirituality doth live. Of this I will be reported to the 2records of the kings courts, and also to their own records. in the which (if they should be searched) should be found an innumerable sort detected of uncleanness. These matters be open, notwithstanding I am right sorry to rehearse it, but I am compelled, seeing there is such intolerable violence used against those poor men that marry, be cause they would not all only live virtuously before God, but also morally before the world.