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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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Now mark this doctrine. If a lime of the devil would come now and preach universally to all men the excellency of chastity, and to show what a great quiet living it is, and what a pleasant state it is before God, And contrariwise, of marriage would 1say, that it were a sorrowful state, full of troubles, full of cares, full of heaviness, and (as the Pope saith) a fleshly, and a carnal state, and that seemeth to have in it self any uncleanness: and by these reasons, and persuasions, with many moe that he might bring, would exhort all manner of men in England to live sole, and unmarried, And would also teach them to pray, and to fast for the gift of chastity ⟨p. 339⟩and not to doubt, but that God of his liberality would give it them. I would fain know of learned men▪ if this man were gods friend and the kings? How much he is gods, I will not dispute. But I am sure there could not be a greater traitor to the kings grace than he is. For if he might bring to pass that he intendeth by his doctrine. First he should destroy yt kings succession. Secondarily, he should within this seven years, make yt king a Lord of a few subjects, or none, and finally of none indeed. And all this would they do by fasting, and praying.
Nowe marke this doctrine. If a lymme of the deuyl would come now and preach vniuersally to all men the ercellencye of chastitie, and to shew what a greate quiet lyuing it is, and what a plesaūt state it is before God, And contrarywise, of mariage would 1say, that it weare a sorowfull state, full of troubles, full of cares, full of heanines, and (as the Pope sayth) a fleshely, and a carnall state, and that séemeth to haue in it self any vnclenenes: and by these reasōs, and perswasyons, with many moe that hée might bring, would exhort all manner of mē in England to lyue sole, and vnmaried, And would also teach them to pray, and to fast for the gift of chastity ⟨p. 339⟩and not to doute, but that God of his liberalitie would géeue it thē. I would fayne know of learned men▪ if this man were gods frend and the kings? How much hée is gods, I will not dispute. But I am sure there could not bée a greater traytour to the kinges grace thē hée is. For if hée might bring to passe that hée intendeth by his doctrine. Fyrst he should destroy yt kyngs succession. Secondarily, hée should within this seuen yeres, make yt king a Lorde of a fewe subiectes, or none, and fynally of none indéede. And all this would they doe by fasting, and praying.