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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.
Mark this also, if God send thee to the sea, and promise to go with thee, and to bring 1thee safe to land, he will raise up a tempest against thee, to prove whether thou wilt abide by his word, and that thou mayst feel thy faith, and perceive his goodness. For, if it were always fair weather, and thou never brought into such jeopardy, whence his mercy only delivered thee, thy faith should be but a presumption, and thou shouldest be ever unthankful to God, and merciless unto thy neighbour.
Marke this also, if God sende thee to the sea, and promise to goe with thee, and to bring 1thee safe to lande, he will rayse vp a tempest agaynst thee, to proue whether thou wilt abide by his worde, and that thou mayst feele thy fayth, and perceiue his goodnes. For, if it were alwayes fayre weather, and thou neuer brought into such ieoperdy, whēce his mercy onely deliuered thee, thy fayth should be but a presumption, and thou shouldest be euer vnthanckfull to God, and mercilesse vnto thy neighbour.
- 1God trieth the faith of his children.God tryeth the fayth of his children.
If God promise riches, the way thereto is 1poverty. Whom he loveth, him he chasteneth: whom he exalteth, he casteth down: whom he saveth, he damneth first: he bringeth no man to heaven, except he send him to hell first: if he promise life, he slayeth first: when he buildeth, he casteth all down first: he is no patcher; he can not build on an other mans foundation: he will not work, until all be past remedy, and brought unto such a case, y• men may see, how that his hand, his power, his mercy, his goodness, and trueth hath wrought all together: he will let no man be partaker with him of his praise, and glory: his works are wonderful, and contrary unto mans works. Who ever (saving he) delivered his own son, his only son, his dear son unto the death, and that for his enemies sake, to win his enemy, to overcome him with love, that he might see love, and love again, and of love to do likewise to other men, and to overcome them with well doing?