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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.
For as much then as the Scripture is no thing else, but that which the spirit 1of GOD hath spoken by the Prophets and Apostles, & can not be understand, but of the same spirit: Let every man pray to God, to send him his spirit to loose him from his natural blindness and ignorance, and to give him understanding, and feeling of the things of God, & of the speaking of the spirit of GOD. And mark this process. First we are damned of nature, so conceived and borne, as a Serpent is a Serpent, and a toad a toad, & a snake a snake by nature. And as thou •eest a young child, which hath pleasure in many things wherein is present death, as in fire, water and so forth, would slay him self with a thousand deaths, if he were not waited upon, and kept therefrom. Even so we, if we should live these thousand years could in all that time delight in no other thing, nor yet seek any other thing, but that wherein is death of the soul.
For as much then as the Scripture is no thyng els, but that which the spirite 1of GOD hath spoken by the Prophetes and Apostles, & can not be vnderstand, but of the same spirite: Let euery man pray to God, to send him his spirite to loose him from his naturall blindnes and ignoraunce, and to geue him vnderstandyng, and feelyng of the thynges of God, & of the speakyng of the spirite of GOD. And marke this processe. First we are damned of nature, so cōceaued and borne, as a Serpent is a Serpēt, and a tode a tode, & a snake a snake by nature. And as thou •eest a yoūg child, which hath pleasure in many thynges wherein is present death, as in fire, water and so foorth, would slea hym selfe with a thousand deathes, if he were not wayted vpon, and kept therfro. Euen so we, if we should liue these thousād yeares could in al that tyme delite in no other thing, nor yet seeke any other thyng, but that wherein is death of the soule.
- 1The scripture is nothing else but that which the spirit of God hath spoken.The scripture is nothing els but that which the spirit of God hath spoken.