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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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Also, in the same chapter it followeth. When thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites, which love to stand and 1pray in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, for to be seen of men. But when thou prayest enter into thy chamber, and shut thy door to, & pray to thy father which is in secrete, and thy father which seeth in secrete, shall reward thee openly. And likewise when we fast (teacheth Christ in the same place) that we should behave our selves that it appear not unto men how that we fast, but unto our father which is in secret, & our father which seeth in secret, shall reward us openly. These two texts do but declare what followeth good works, for eternal life cometh not by the deserving of works, but is (saith Paul in y• 6. to y• Rom.) the gift of God through Jesus Christ. Neither do our works justify 2us. For except we were justified by faith which is our righteousness, & had 3the sprite of God in us to teach us, we could do no good work freely, without respect of some profit, either in this world, or in the world to come, neither could we have spiritual joy in our hearts in time of affliction, and mortifying of the flesh.
ALso, in the same chapter it followeth. When thou prayest, be not as the hipocrites, which loue to stand and 1pray in the sinagoges, and in the corners of the streetes, for to bee sene of men. But when thou prayest enter into thy chamber, and shut thy dore to, & praye to thy father which is in secrete, and thy father whiche seeth in secrete, shal reward thee openly. And likewise when we fast (teacheth Christe in the same place) that we should behaue our selues that it appeare not vnto men how that we fast, but vnto our father which is in secret, & our father which seeth in secret, shall reward vs openly. These two textes do but declare what followeth good woorkes, for eternall lyfe commeth not by the deseruyng of workes, but is (sayth Paul in y• 6. to y• Rom.) the gift of God through Iesus Christ. Neither do our workes iustify