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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.
The order of love or charity 1which some dream, the Gospel of Christ knoweth not of, that a man should begin at himself, and serve him self first, and then descend I wot not by what steppes. Love seeketh not her own profit. ij. Cor. xij. but maketh 2a man to forget him self, and to turn his profit to an other man, as Christ sought not him self, or his own profit, but ours. This term my self is not in the Gospel, neither yet father, mother, sister, brother, kinsman, that one should be preferred in love above an other. But christ is all in all things, 3Every Christen man to an other is Christ him self, and thy neighbours need hath as good right in thy goods, as hath Christ him self, which is he•re and Lord over all. And look what thou owest to Christ, that thou owest to thy neighbours need. To thy neighbour owest thou thine hart, thy self, & all that thou hast & canst do. The love that springeth out of Christ, excludeth no man, neither putteth difference between one and an other. In Christ we are all of one degree, without respect of persons. Notwithstanding though a Christen mans hart be open to all men, and receiveth all men, yet because that his ability of goods extendeth not so far, this provision is made, that every man shall care for his own household, 4as father and mother, and thine elders that have holpen thee, wife, children and servants. If thou shouldest not care, & provide for thine household, then were thou an infidel, seeing thou hast taken on thee so to do, and for as much as that is thy part committed to thee of the congregation. When thou 5hast done thy duty to thine household, and yet hast further abundance of the blessing of GOD, that owest thou to the poor that can not labour, or would labour & can get no work, and are destitute of friends, to the poor I mean which thou knowest, to them of thine own parish. For that provision ought to be had in the congregation, that every parish care for there poor. If thy neighbours which thou knowest be served, and thou yet have superfluity, and hearest necessity to be among the brethren a thousand mile of, to them art thou debtor. Yea, to y very infidels we be debtors, if they need, as far forth as we maintain them not against Christ, or to blaspheme Christ. Thus is every man that needeth thy help, thy father, mother, sister, and brother in Christ: