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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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To this I answer, that it is not enough so to say. For seeing that they have granted, how the apostles had wives, when they were called, it standeth with reason, that these men should prove by an open scripture, that the ⟨p. 318⟩Apostles after their calling, did forsake their wives. Yea, I will go farther with them, and say plainly, that is an abominable lye, & a great blasphemy against God, and his holy Apostles, to say that they had forsaken their wives. For our M. Christ taught them not to forsake their 1wives, but in any wise to keep them, saving alonely for fornication. Now 2is the election unto Apostleship, neither fornication, nor yet like unto fornication. Wherefore I say boldly, that it is a false lye against the holy Apostles, to say that they forsook their wives. Also this same place of S. Paul doth prove it a false lye. For S. Paul speaketh, how S. Peter after his Apostleship, and also other disciples of Christ, carried their wives about with them, when they went a preaching. Wherefore it is but a lye, to say, that they had forsaken them.
To this I aunswere, that it is not inough so to say. For séeing that they haue graunted, how the apostles had wiues, whē they were cauled, it standeth with reasō, that these men should proue by an open scripture, that the ⟨p. 318⟩Apostles after theyr caulyng, dyd forsake theyr wyues. Yea, I wyll goe farther wyth them, and say playnely, that is an abhominable lye, & a great blasphemy agaynst God, and his holy Apostles, to say that they had forsaken theyr wyues. For our M. Christ taught them not to forsake their 1wyues, but in any wyse to kéepe thē, sauing alonely for fornication. Now 2is the election vnto Apostleship, neyther fornication, nor yet like vnto fornication. Wherefore I say boldely, that it is a false lye agaynst the holy Apostles, to say that they forsooke their wyues. Also this same place of S. Paule doth prooue it a false lye. For S. Paule speaketh, how S. Peter after hys Apostleshyp, and also other disciples of Christ, caryed theyr wyues about wyth them, when they went a preaching. Wherefore it is but a lye, to say, that they had forsaken them.