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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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Bernard saith, What shall we say? is this alonely all the merit of freewill, 1that he doth alonely consent? yea doubtless. Not that, the same consent, in the which is all his merit, is not of God, when that we can neither think (the which is less, then to consent) any thing of our selves, as though we were sufficient of our selves. These words be not mine, but the Apostles, the which giveth unto God, and not to his freewill, all manner of things, that can be good, that is to say, to think, to will, or to perform. &c. 267. col. 2
Barnarde sayth, What shall we say? is this alonely all the merite of freewill, 1that hee doth alonely cōsent? yea doubtles. Not that, the same consent, in the which is all his merite, is not of God, when that we can neither thinke (the which is lesse, then to cōsent) any thing of our selues, as though we were sufficient of our selues. These wordes bee not myne, but the Apostles, the whiche geueth vnto God, and not to his freewill, all maner of thinges, that can bee good, that is to say, to thinke, to will, or to performe. &c. 267. col. 2
- 1Barnarde lib. arbit.
Augustine saith, What goodness can he do, that is lost, except that he be 1delivered from his misery? Can he do good by his freewill? God forbid, for man evil using his freewill, did both loose him self, and also his freewill, and as man being alive, doth kill him self, and when he hath killed him self, he can not make him self alive again. So likewise, when we do sin by freewill, and sin hath the victory, then is freewill clean lost, for of whom a man is overcome, unto him must he be servant. Doubtless, this sentence is of Peter the Apostle, the which seeing that it is true, I pray you what manner of freedom can a bond servant have? except it be, when it pleaseth him to sin. &c. 268. col. 1