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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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Christ is Lord over all, and every Christian is heir annexed with Christ, and therefore Lord of all, & every one Lord of whatsoever an other hath. If thy brother or neighbour therefore need and thou have to help him, and yet showest not mercy, but withdrawest thy hands from him: then robbest thou him of his own, and art a thief. A 1Christian man, hath Christs spirit. Now is Christ a merciful thing: if therefore thou be not merciful, after y• ensample of Christ, then hast thou not his spirit. If thou have not Christs spirit, then art thou none of his. Ro. 8. 2nor hast any part with him. Moreover, though thou show mercy unto thy neighbour, yet if thou do it not with such burning love, as Christ did unto thee, so must y• knowledge thy sin, & desire mercy in Christ. A Christian man hath nought to rejoice in concerning his deeds. His rejoicing is that Christ dyed for him, and that he is ⟨p. 84⟩washed in Christs blood. Of his deeds rejoiceth he not, neither counteth his merits, neither giveth pardons of them, neither seeketh an higher place in heaven of them, neither maketh himself a saviour of other men, thorough his good works. But giveth all honour to God, and in his greatest deeds of mercy, knowledgeth himself a sinner unfeignedly, and is abundantly content with y• place that is prepared for him of Christ, and his good deeds are to him a sign only that Christs spirit is in him, and he in Christ, and through Christ elect to eternal life.
Christ is Lord ouer all, and euery Christiā is heyre annexed with Christ, and therefore Lord of all, & euery one Lord of whatsoeuer an other hath. If thy brother or neighbour therfore nede and thou haue to helpe hym, and yet shewest not mercy, but withdrawest thy handes frō him: then robbest thou hym of his owne, and art a thiefe. A 1Christian man, hath Christes spirite. Now is Christ a mercifull thing: if therefore thou be not mercifull, after y• ensample of Christ, then hast thou not his spirite. If thou haue not Christes spirite, thē art thou none of his. Ro. 8.