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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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So fall they away from faith again, and cry saying, faith only justifieth not a man, and maketh him acceptable to GOD. If thou ask them wherefore. They answer, see how many there are that believe, and yet do no more then they did before. These are they which Judas in his Epistle calleth dreamers, which deceive themselves with their own fantasies. For 1what other thing is their imagination which they call faith, then a dreaming of the faith, and an opinion of their own imagination wrought without the grace of God? These must needs be worse at the latter end than at the beginning. These are the old vessels, that rent, when new wine is poured into them. Math. ix. that is, they hear 2Gods word, but hold it not, and therefore wax worse, then they were before. But the right faith springeth not of mans fantasy, neither is it in any mans power to obtain it, but is all together 3the pure gift of God poured into us freely, without all manner doing of us, without deserving and merits, yea and without seeking for of us. And is (as saith Paul in the second to the Ephesians) even Gods gift and grace 4purchased through Christ. Therefore is it mighty in operation, full of virtue and ever working, which also reneweth a man and begetteth him a fresh, altereth him, changeth him, and turneth him altogether into a new nature and conversation: so that a man feeleth his hart all together altered, changed, and far otherwise disposed then before, & hath power to love that which before he could not but hate, and delighteth in that, which before he abhorred, and hateth that, which before he could not but love. And it setteth the soul at liberty, and maketh her free to follow the will of God, and doth to the soul even as health doth unto the body, after that a man is pined and wasted away with a long soaking disease: the legs cannot bear him, he cannot lift up his hands to help himself, his taste is corrupt, sugar is bitter in his mouth, his stomach abhorreth longing after slibbersause and swash, at which a whole stomach is ready to cast his gorge.
So faule they away from fayth agayne, and crye saying, fayth onely iustifieth not a man, and maketh him acceptable to GOD. If thou aske them wherfore. They aūswere, see how many there are that beleue, and yet do no more then they did before. These are they whiche Iudas in his Epistle calleth dreamers, which deceaue themselues with their owne fantasies. For