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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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Simon believed and had faith, yet but weakly, & according to the proportion of his faith loved coldly, and had deeds thereafter: he had Christ unto a simple and a bare feast only, & received him not with any great humanity. But Mary had a strong faith, and therefore burning love, & notable deeds done with exceeding profound, & deep meekness. On the one side she saw her 1self clearly in the law, both in what danger she was in, & her cruel bondage under sin, her horrible damnation, ⟨p. 67⟩and also the fearful sentence and judgement of God upon sinners. On the other side she heard the Gospel of Christ preached, and in the promises she saw with eagles eyes the exceeding abundant mercy of God, that passeth all utterance of speech, which is set forth in Christ for all meek sinners, which knowledge their sins. And she believed the word of God mightily, and glorified God over his mercy and truth, and being overcome and overwhelmed with yt unspeakable, yea and incomprehensible abundant riches of the kindness of God, did inflame & burn in love, yea was so swollen in love, that she could not abide nor hold, but must break out, and was so drunk in love that she regarded nothing, but even to utter the fervent, and burning love of her hart only. She had no respect to her self, though she was never so great and notable a sinner, neither to the curious hypocrisy of the Pharisees, which ever disdain weak sinners, neither the costliness of her ointment, but with all humbleness did run unto his feet. Washed them with the tears of her eyes, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, & anointed them with her precious ointment, yea, and would no doubt have run into the ground under his feet to have uttered her love toward him, yea would have descended down into hell, if it had been possible. Even as Paul in the ix. Chapter of his Epistle to the Romans was drunk in love, 2and overwhelmed with the plenteousness of the infinite mercy of god (which he had received in Christ unsought for) wished him self banished from Christ and damned, to save yt Jews, if it might have ben. For as a man feeleth God in him self, so is he to his neighbour.
Symon beleued and had fayth, yet but weakly, & according to the proportion of his fayth loued coldly, and had dedes therafter: he had Christ vnto a simple and a bare feast onely, & receaued him not with any great humanitie. But Mary had a strong fayth, and therfore burning loue, & notable dedes done with excedyng profound, & depe mekenes. On the one side she saw her