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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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Likewise when the Scripture saith. Christ shall reward every man at the resurrection or uprising again according to his deeds, the spirit of Aristotle's ethics would say, lo with yt multitude of good works mayst thou, & 1must thou obtain everlasting life, & also a place in heaven high or low, according as thou hast many or few good works, & yet wotteth not what a good work meaneth, as Christ speaketh of good works, as he that seeth not the hart, but outward things only. But he that hath Gods spirit understandeth it. He feeleth that good works are nothing but fruits of love, compassion, mercifulness, and of 2a tenderness of hart, which a Christen hath to his neighbour, and that love springeth of that love which he hath to god, to his will & commandments, and understandeth also that the love which man hath to God, springeth of the infinite love, and bottomless mercy•, which God in Christ showed first to us, as saith John in the Epistle and Chap. above rehearsed. In this (saith he) appeared the love of GOD to usward, because that God sent his only begotten son into the world that we might live thorough him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that 3he loved us, & sent his son to make agreement for our sins. In conclusion a Christen man feeleth, that that unspeakable love and mercy which god hath to us, & that spirit which worketh all things that are wrought according to the will of God, and that love wherewith we love God, & that love which we have to our neighbour, and that mercy and compassion which we show on him, & also that eternal life which is laid up in store for us in Christ, are altogether the gift of God, through Christs purchasing.
Likewise whē the Scripture sayth. Christ shall reward euery man at the resurrection or vprisyng againe accordyng to his dedes, the spirite of Aristotles ethikes would say, loe with yt multitude of good workes mayst thou, & 1must thou obtayne euerlastyng lyfe, & also a place in heauen hye or low, accordyng as thou hast many or fewe good workes, & yet wotteth not what a good worke meaneth, as Christ speaketh of good workes, as he that seeth not the hart, but outward things onely. But he that hath Gods spirite vnderstandeth it. He feeleth that good woorkes are nothyng but frutes of loue, compassion, mercyfulnes, and of