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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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This is therefore a plain, and a sure conclusion not to be doubted of, that there must be first in the hart of a man, before he do any good work, a greater and a preciouser thing then all the good works in the world to reconcile him to God, to bring the love and favour of God to him, to make him love God again, to make him righteous, and good in the sight of God, to do a way his sin, to deliver him, and lose him, out of that captivity where in he was conceived and borne, in which he could neither love God, neither the will of God. Or else how can he work any good work that should please God, if there were not some supernatural goodness in him given of GOD freely, where of the good work must spring? even as a sick man must first be healed or made whole, ere he can do the deeds of an whole man, and as the blind man must first have sight given him, ere he can see: and he that hath his feet in fetters, gives, or stocks must first be loosed, or he can go, walk or run, and even as they which thou readest of in the Gospel, that they were possessed of the devils, could not laud God, till the devils were cast out.
This is therfore a playne, and a sure conclusion not to bee doubted of, that there must be first in the hart of a man, before he do any good worke, a greater and a preciouser thyng then all the good workes in the world to reconcile him to God, to bryng the loue and fauour of God to him, to make him loue God agayne, to make him righteous, and good in the sight of God, to do a way his sinne, to deliuer him, and lose him, out of that captiuitie where in he was conceaued and borne, in whiche he could neither loue God, neither the will of God. Or els how can he worke any good woorke that should please God, if there were not some supernaturall goodnes in him giuen of GOD freely, where of the good worke must spryng? euen as a sicke man must first be healed or made whole, yer he can do the dedes of an whole man, and as the blind man must first haue sight geuen him, yer he can see: and he that hath his feete in fetters, giues, or stockes must first be loosed, or he can go, walke or runne, and euen as they whiche thou readest of in the Gospel, that they were possessed of the deuils, could not laude God, till the deuils were cast out.
That precious thing which must be in the hart, ere a man can work any good work is y word of God, which in the Gospel preacheth, proffereth &