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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.
Briefly would you allow that the people should give that same honour to me ye they do give to your stokes and stones? And under y• same colour that it should be in the name & honour of God (you can not say but I am as good as your best stocks & stones: and if they be the Images of saints and represent saints after your feigning, I am the Image of God and represent him so long as I believe in him according to the holy scriptures. And if a conning and an artificial graver made them, God made me. And I have. ij. things above them, which all your carvers, and you with all your distinctions can not give to your stocks nor stones: That is, I am a living creature, and your stocks be dead: I am created to live with the everlasting God, and your stocks be made to the fire) I am sure you nor no man will allow it. But there is one marvellous wonder, That if the best and most holy of all your new gods, yea one that doth miracles ⟨p. 343⟩every day, were taken out of your hands, & set again in the Carvers & his makers house, he should be no better than a stock or a stone, nor could do no miracles: yea if he were prayed 1never so much: no not so much as if the house were a fire, to save either the house or him self.
Brieflye would you alowe that the people should geue that same honour to mée ye they doe géeue to your stokes and stones? And vnder y• same colour that it should bée in ye name & honour of God (you can not say but I am as good as your best stocks & stones: and if they bée the Images of sayntes and represent sayntes after your fayning, I am the Image of God and represent hym so long as I beléeue in hym according to the holy scriptures. And if a conning and an artificyall grauer made them, God made mée. And I haue. ij. thinges aboue them, which all your caruers, and you with all your distinctions can not géeue to your stockes nor stones: That is, I am a liuinge creature, and your stockes bée deade: I am created to lyue with the euerlasting God, and your stockes bée made to the fyer) I am sure you nor no man wil alowe it. But there is one merueilous wōder, That if the best and most holy of all your new gods, yea one that doth myracles ⟨p. 343⟩