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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 thou seest that life eternal and all good things are promised unto faith and belief: so that he that believeth on Christ, shall be safe. Christs 1blood hath purchased life for us, & hath made us the heirs of god: so that heaven cometh by Christs blood. If thou wouldest obtain heaven with the merits and deservings of thine own 2works, so diddest thou wrong, yea and shamedest the blood of Christ, and unto thee were Christ dead in vain. Now is the true believer heir of God by Christs deservings, yea and in Christ was predestinate and ordained unto eternal life, before the world began. And when the Gospel is preached unto us, we believe the mercy of God, and in believing we receive the spirit of God, which is the earnest of eternal life, and we are in eternal life already, & feel already in our hearts the sweetness thereof, and are overcome with the kindness of God and Christ, and therefore love the will of God, and of love are ready to work freely, and not to obtain that which is given us freely, and whereof we are heirs already.
So now thou seest that lyfe eternall and all good thynges are promised vnto fayth and belefe: so that he that beleueth on Christ, shalbe safe. Christes 1bloud hath purchased life for vs, & hath made vs the heyres of god: so that heauen commeth by Christes bloud. If thou wouldest obtaine heauē with the merites and deseruinges of thine own 2woorkes, so dyddest thou wrong, yea and shamedest the bloud of Christ, and vnto thee were Christ dead in vayne. Now is the true beleuer heyre of God by Christes deseruynges, yea and in Christ was predestinate and ordeined vnto eternall life, before the world began. And when the Gospel is preached vnto vs, we beleue the mercy of God, and in beleuyng we receaue the spirite of God, which is the earnest of eternal lyfe, and we are in eternal life already, & feele already in our hartes the swetnes therof, and are ouercome with the kyndnes of God and Christ, and therfore loue the will of God, and of loue are ready to woorke freely, and not to obtaine that which is geuen vs freely, and whereof we are heyres already.