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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 now by this abide sure and fast, that a man inwardly in the hart and before God is righteous, & good thorough faith only before all works. Notwithstanding yet outwardly and openly before the people, yea and before himself, is he righteous through the work, that is, he knoweth and is sure through the outward work that he is a true believer, and in the favour of GOD, and righteous, and good thorough the mercy of GOD: that thou mayst call the one an open, and an outward 1righteousness, & the other an inward righteousness of the hart (so yet) that thou understand by the outward righteousness, no other thing save the fruit that followeth, and a declaring of the inward justifying and righteousness of the hart, and not that it maketh a man righteous before God, but that he must be first righteous before him in the hart. Even as thou mayst call the fruit of the tree, the outward goodness of the tree, which followeth and uttereth the inward natural goodness of the tree.
SO now by this abyde sure and fast, that a mā inwardly in the hart and before God is righteous, & good thorough fayth onely before all workes. Notwithstandyng yet outwardly and openly before the people, ye and before himselfe, is he righteous through the worke, that is, he knoweth and is sure through the outward worke that he is a true beleuer, and in the fauour of GOD, and righteous, and good thorough the mercy of GOD: that thou mayst cal the one an open, and an outward 1righteousnes, & the other an inward righteousnes of the hart (so yet) that thou vnderstand by the outward righteousnes, no other thyng saue the frute that foloweth, and a declaryng of the inward iustifying and righteousnes of the hart, and not that it maketh a man righteous before God, but that he must be first righteous before hym in the hart. Euen as thou mayst cal the frute of the tree, the outward goodnes of the tree, whiche foloweth and vttereth the inward naturall goodnes of the tree.
- 1The outward righteousness & the inward righteousness what they are.The outward righteousnes & the inward righteousnes what they are.