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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A thousand books had they lever to be put forth against their abominable doings and doctrine, then that the Scripture should come to light. For as long as they may keep that down, they will so darken the right way with the mist of their sophistry, & so tā gle them that either rebuke or despise their abominations, with Arguments of Philosophy, and with worldly similitudes, and apparent reasons of natural wisdom: and with wresting the Scripture unto their own purpose clean contrary unto the process, order and meaning of the text, and so delude them in descanting upon it with allegories, and amaze them, expounding 1it in many senses before the unlearned lay people (when it hath but one simple literal sense whose light the owls can not abide) that though thou feel in thine heart, and art sure how that all is false that they say, yet couldest thou not solve their subtle riddles.
A thousand bookes had they leuer to be put foorth agaynst their abhominable doynges and doctrine, then that the Scripture should come to light. For as long as they may keepe that down, they wil so darken ye right way with the mist of their sophistry, & so tā gle thē yt either rebuke or despise their abhominations, with Argumentes of Philosophie, and with worldly similitudes, and apparent reasons of naturall wisedome: and with wrestyng the Scripture vnto their owne purpose cleane contrary vnto the processe, order and meanyng of the text, and so delude them in descantyng vpō it with allegories, and amase them, expoundyng 1it in many senses before the vnlearned lay people (when it hath but one simple litterall sense whose light the owles can not abide) that thoughe thou feele in thine harte, and arte sure how that all is false that they say, yet couldest yu not solue their subtle rydles.
- 1As owls abide not the brightness of the day, so cannot the papists abide the light of the gospel.As owles abide not the brightnes of the day, so cannot the papists abide the lyght of the gospell.