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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.
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 & 1bringeth unto all that repent, and believe, the favour of God in Christ. Who soever heareth the word, and believeth it, the same is thereby righteous, and thereby is given him the spirit of God, which leadeth him unto all that is the will of God, and is loosed from the captivity and bondage of the devil, and his hart is free to love God, and hath lust to do the will of GOD. Therefore it is called the word of life, ⟨p. 64⟩the word of grace, the word of health, the word of redemption, the word of forgiveness, and the word of peace, he that heareth it not, or believeth it not, can by no means be made righteous before God. This confirmeth Peter in the xv. of the Acts, seeing that GOD 2through faith doth purify the hearts. For of what nature so ever the word of God is, of the same nature must the hearts be, which believe thereon and cleave thereunto. Now is the word living, pure, righteous and true, & even so maketh it the hearts of them that believe thereon.
That precious thing which must be in the hart, yer a man can worke any good worke is y• word of God, which in the Gospell preacheth, profereth & 1bryngeth vnto all that repent, and beleue, the fauour of God in Christ. Who soeuer heareth the word, and beleueth it, the same is thereby righteous, and thereby is geuen hym the spirite of God, which leadeth him vnto all that is the will of God, and is loosed from the captiuitie and bondage of the deuill, and his hart is free to loue God, and hath lust to do the will of GOD. Therfore it is called the word of lyfe, ⟨p. 64⟩the word of grace, the word of health, the word of redemption, the word of forgiuenes, and the word of peace, he that heareth it not, or beleueth it not, cā by no meanes be made righteous before God. This confirmeth Peter in the xv. of the Actes, seyng that GOD