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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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¶ S. Ambrose De Poenitentia Petri Sermo. 46.
Peter burst forth into tears, asking nothing with his voice. I do find that he wept, but I find not what he said. Of his tears I read, but of his satisfaction I read nothing.
PEter brust forth into teares, askyng nothing with his voice. I doe finde that hee wept, but I finde not what he sayed. Of his teares I read, but of hys satisfaction I read nothyng.
¶ S. Augustine lib. 10. confession. cap. 1.
¶ S. Augustine lib. 10. cōfession. cap. 1.
Therefore to thee Lord am I manifestly known what soever I am, & what profiteth me then to confess my self unto thee. Neither do I it with words of the flesh or with voice, but with the words of my soul and with clamour of my thought which thy ear understandeth. For whereas I am evil, to confess my self unto thee, is nothing else but to mislike of my self. And when I am godly, to confess me unto thee, is nothing else, then not to attribute the same to my self. Because thou Lord doest bless the just, but first thou doest justify him being wicked. My confession therefore my God, in thy sight, is made unto thee both secretly and not secretly. For it is secret in speech, but crieth out in hart. Neither do I say any good thing unto men which thou hast not first heard of me, neither thou also shalt hear any such thing of me, which thou hast not first showed unto me. What therefore have I to do with men that they should hear my confession, as though they should heal all my sorrows & griefs, who commonly are wont to be curious to know an other mans life, and slow to amend their own. Why demand they of me to hear what I am, which will not hear of thee who they them selves are? And how know they that they hear of me to be true? Forasmuch as no man knoweth what is done in man, but the spirit of man that is in man.