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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.
¶ De Poenitentia Dist. 1. Cap. Conuertimini.
Turn unto me with all your hart and I will turn unto you. By turning is meant the turning upsidedown of the hart. For if our hart be turned thoroughly from evil unto God, it forthwith deserveth the fruit of conversion, that God being turned from wrath to mercy, may pardon our offences, which before he intended to revenge. Whereby it is given us to understand that without any confession of mouth we may be forgiven. By this means also these lepers whom the Lord willed to show them selves to the priests, were made whole and sound in the way before they came to the Priests. By which fact it is given us to understand, that before we show our faces to the Priest, that is before we confess our sins, we are cleansed from the leprosy of •inne. It followeth: by this also that the Lord would declare, that not by yt sentence of the Priest, but by the gift of divine grace, the sinner is made clean. He cleansed the leper by touching, & afterward according to the law commanded him to offer sacrifice. It followeth, but before he came to the Priest he is cleansed, whilst that by the contrition of his hart, before the confession of the mouth, remission of sin is granted. Therefore only contrition in the which is made a reviving, taketh away sin. He hath therefore his reviver present with him, and dwelling within him.
TVrne vnto me with all your hart and I will turne vnto you. By turnyng is ment the turnyng vpsidedowne of the hart. For if our hart bee turned thoroughly from euill vnto God, it forthwith deserueth the frute of conuersion, that God beyng turned from wrath to mercy, may pardō our offences, which beefore hee intended to reuēge. Wherby it is geuen vs to vnderstand that without any confession of mouth we may bee forgeuen. By this meanes also these leypers whom the Lord wylled to shew them selues to the priestes, were made whole and soūd in the way before they came to the Priestes. By which fact it is geuen vs to vnderstād, that before we shewe our faces to the Priest, that is before we confesse our sinnes, we are clensed from the lepry of inne. It foloweth: by this also that the Lord would declare, that not by yt sentence of the Priest, but by the gift of diuine grace, the sinner is made cleane. He clēsed the lepour by touching, & afterward according to the law cōmaunded him to offer sacrifice. It foloweth, but before hee came to the Priest hee is clensed, whilest that by the contrition of his hart, before the confession of the mouth, remission of sinne is graunted. Therfore onely cōtrition in the which is made a reuiuing, taketh away sinne. Hee hath therfore his reuiuour present with him, and dwellyng within hym.