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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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Thou mayest not think that our 1deeds bless us first, and that we prevent God and his grace in Christ, as though we in our natural gifts, and being as we were borne in Adam, looked on the law of God, and of our own strength fulfilled it, and so became righteous, and then with that righteousness obtained the favour of God. As Philosophers write of righteousness, and as the righteousness of temporal law is, where the law is satisfied with the hypocrisy of the outward deed. For contrary to y•, readest thou Joh. xv. Ye have not chosen me 2(saith Christ) but I have chosen you, that ye go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit remain. And in the same chapter. I am a vine, and ye the branches, and without me can ye do nothing. With us therefore so goeth it. In Adam are we all as it were wild crab trees, of which God chooseth whom he will, and plucketh them out of Adam, and planteth them in the garden of his mercy, and stocketh them, and grafteth the spirit of Christ in them, which bringeth forth the fruit of the will of God, which fruit testifieth that God hath blessed us in Christ. Note this also, that as long as we live we are yet partly carnal, and fleshly (notwithstanding, that we are in Christ and though it be not imputed unto us for Christs sake) for there abideth, & remaineth in us yet of the old Adam, as it were the stock of the crab tree, and ever among when occasion is given him, shoteth forth his branches and leaves, bud, blossom, and fruit. Against whom we must fight and subdue 3him, and change all his nature by little a and little, with prayer, fasting, and watching, with virtuous meditation and holy works, until we be altogether spirit. The kingdom of heaven saith Christ Math. 13. is like leaven which a woman taketh & hideth in three pecks of meal, till all be leavened. The leaven is the spirit, and we the meal which must be seasoned with y• spirit by a little & a little, till we be throughout spiritual.
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