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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.
Good works are all things that are done within the laws of God, in which God is honoured, and for which thanks are given to God.
Good workes are all thynges that are done within the lawes of God, in which God is honored, and for which thankes are geuen to God.
Fasting is to abstain from surfeiting, 1or over much eating, from drunkenness, and care of the world (as thou mayst read Luke. xxj.) and the end of fasting is to tame the body, that the spirit may have a free course to God, and may quietly talk with God. For over much eating and drinking, and care of worldly business, press down the spirit, choke her & tangle her that she can not lift up her self to GOD. Now he that fasteth for any other intent, then to subdue the body, that the spirit may wait on God, and freely exercise her self in the things of God: the same is blind, & wotteth not what he doth, erreth and shoteth at a wrong mark, and his intent and imagination is abominable in the sight of GOD. When thou fastest from meat, & drinkest 2all day, is that a Christen fast? either to eat at one meal, that were sufficient for four? A man at four times may bear that he can not at ones. Some 3fast from meat and drink, and yet so tangle them selves in worldly business that they can not once think on God. Some abstain from butter, some from eggs, some from all manner white meat, some this day, some that day, some in the honour of this Saint, some of that, and every man for a sundry purpose. Some for the tooth ache, some for the head ache, for fevers, pestilence, for sudden death, for hanging, drowning, and to be delivered from the pains of hell. Some are so mad that the fast one of the Thursdays between the two S. Mary days in the worship of that Saint whose day is hallowed, between Christmas and Candlemas, and that to be delivered from the pestilence. All those men fast without conscience of god, & without knowledge of y true intent of fasting, and do no other then honour Saints, as the Gentiles and heathen worshipped their Idols, & are drowned in blindness, and know not of the Testament that God hath made to man ward in Christs blood. In God have they neither hope nor confidence, neither believe his promises, neither know his will, but are yet in captivity under the prince of darkness.