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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.
IF ye forgive other men their trespasses, your heavenly father shall forgive you yours. Mat. in the vj. Chap. if I forgive, God shall forgive me, not for my deeds sake, but for his promises 1sake, for his mercy & truth, and for the blood of his son Christ our Lord. And my forgiving, certifieth my spirit that God shall forgive me, yea that he hath forgiven me already. For if I consent to yt will of God in my hart, though thorough infirmity and weakness I can not do the will of GOD at all times, moreover though I can not do the will of God so purely, as the law requireth it of me, yet if I see my fault & meekly knowledge my sin, weeping in mine hart, because I can not do the will of God, and thirst after strength, I am sure that yt sprite of God is in me, & his favour upon me. For the world lusteth not to do the will of God, neither sorroweth because he can not, though he sorrow some time for fear of y• pain, that he believeth shall follow. He that hath the spirit of this world, can not forgive without amends making, or a greater vantage. If I forgive now how cometh it? verily because I feel the mercy of God in me. For as a man feeleth God to him self, so is he to his neighbour, I know by mine own experience that all flesh is in bondage under sin, and can not but sin, therefore am I merciful, and desire God to loose the bonds of sin even in mine enemy.
IF ye forgeue othermen their trespasses, your heauēly father shal forgeue you yours. Mat. in the vj. Chap. if I forgeue, God shall forgeue me, not for my dedes sake, but for his promises 1sake, for his mercy & truth, and for the bloud of hys son Christ our Lord. And my forgeuing, certifieth my spirite that God shal forgeue me, yea yt he hath forgeuē me already. For if I consent to yt will of God in my hart, though thorough infirmitie and weakenes I can not do the will of GOD at all tymes, moreouer though I can not do the wil of God so purely, as the law requireth it of me, yet if I see my faulte & mekely knowledge my sinne, wepyng in myne hart, because I cā not do the will of God, and thyrst after strēgth, I am sure that yt sprite of God is in me, & his fauour vpon me. For the world lusteth not to do the will of God, neither soroweth because he can not, though he sorrow some tyme for feare of y• paine, that he beleueth shall folow. He that hath the spirite of this world, can not forgeue without amendes makyng, or a greater vauntage. If I forgeue now how cōmeth it? veryly because I feele the mercy of God in me. For as a man feeleth God to him selfe, so is he to his neighbour, I know by mine owne experience that all flesh is in bondage vnder sinne, and cā not but sinne, therfore am I mercyfull, and desire God to loose the bondes of sinne euen in mine enemy.