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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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Is it not a froward and perverse blindness, to teach how a man can do nothing of his own self, and yet presumptuously take upon them the greatest and hiest work of God, even to make faith in themselves of their own power, and of their own false imagination and thoughts? Therefore I say we must despair of our selves, & pray God (as christs apostles did) to give us faith, & to increase our faith. When we have that, we need no other thing more. For she bringeth the spirit with her, and he not only teacheth us all things, but worketh them also mightily in us, and carieth us through adversity, persecution, death and hell, unto heaven and everlasting life,
Is it not a frowarde and peruerse blindnes, to teach how a man can do nothing of his owne selfe, and yet presumptuously take vpō them the greatest and hyest worke of God, euen to make fayth in themselues of their own power, and of their owne false imagination and thoughtes? Therfore I say we must dispayre of our selues, & pray God (as christes apostles did) to geue vs fayth, & to encrease our fayth. When we haue that, we neede no other thing more. For she bringeth the spirite with her, and he not onely teacheth vs all thinges, but worketh them also mightely in vs, and carieth vs through aduersitie, persecution, death and hel, vnto heauen and euerlasting lyfe,
Mark diligently therefore seeing we are come to answer. The Scripture (because of such dreams and feigned faiths sake) useth such manner of speakings of works, not that a man should thereby be made good to Godward or justified, but to declare unto other, and to take of other the difference 1between false feigned faith, and right faith. For where right faith is, there bringeth she forth good works, if there follow not good works, it is (no doubt) but a dream and an opinion or feigned faith.
MArke diligently therfore seing we are come to answer. The Scripture (because of such dreames and fayned faythes sake) vseth such manner of speakinges of workes, not that a man should therby be made good to Godwarde or iustified, but to declare vnto other, and to take of other the differēce