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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.
Here seest thou that a Christen man in all his works hath respect to nothing, but unto the glory of god only, and to the maintaining of the truth of god, and doth and leaveth undone all things of love, to the glory and honour of god only, as Christ teacheth in the Pater noster.
Here seest thou that a Christen man in all his woorkes hath respect to nothyng, but vnto the glorie of god onely, and to the mainteining of the truth of god, and doth and leueth vndone all thynges of loue, to the glory and honor of god onely, as Christ teacheth in the Pater noster.
Moreover when he saith, he shall receive much more in this world, of a truth, yea he hath received much more already. For except he had felt the infinite mercy, goodness, love and kindness of God, and the fellowship of the blood of Christ, and the comfort of the spirit of Christ, in his hart, he could never have forsaken any thing for gods sake. Notwithstanding (as saith Mark. x.) Who soever for Christs sake & the 1gospels forsaketh house, brethren or sisters &c. He shall receive an hundred fold, houses, brethren &c. that is spiritually. For Christ shall be all things unto thee. The angels, all Christen and who soever doth the will of the father, shall be father, mother, sister & brother unto thee, and all theirs shall be thine. And god shall take the care of thee, & minister all things unto thee, as long as thou seekest but his honour only. Moreover if thou were Lord over all the world, yea often worlds before thou knewest god: yet was not thine appetite quenched, thou thirstedest for more. But if thou seek his honour only, then shall he slake thy 2thirst, and thou shalt have all that thou desirest, and shall be content: yea if thou dwell among infidels, and among the most cruellest nation of the world, yet shall he be a father unto thee, and shall defend thee, as he did Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, & all Saints whose lives thou readest in the Scripture. For all that are past and gone before, are but ensamples to strength our faith, and trust in the word of god. It is the same god, and hath sworn to us all that he sware unto them, and is as true as ever he was, and therefore can not but fulfil his promises to us, as well as he did to them, if we believe as they did.