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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.
He promised David a kingdom, and immediately 1stirred up king Saul against him, to persecute him, to hunt him as men do hares with greyhounds, and to ferret him out of every hole, & that for the space of many years to tame him, to meek him, to kill his lusts, to make him feel other mens diseases, to make him merciful, to make him understand that he was made king, to minister, and to serve his brethren, and that he should not think that his subjects were made to minister unto his lusts, and that it were lawful for him to take away from them life & goods, at his pleasure.
He promised Dauid a kingdome, and immediatly 1stirred vp king Saule against him, to persecute him, to hunt him as men do hares with greyhoundes, and to ferret him out of euery hole, & that for the space of many yeares to tame him, to meeke him, to kill his lustes, to make him feele other mens diseases, to make him mercifull, to make him vnderstand that he was made king, to minister, and to serue his brethren, and that he shoulde not thincke that his subiectes were made to minister vnto his lustes, and that it were lawfull for him to take away from them life & goods, at his pleasure.
- 1David.Dauid.
Oh that our kings were so nurtured 1how a days, which our holy bishops teach of a far other manner, saying: Your grace shall take your pleasure: yea, take what pleasure you list, spare nothing: we shall dispense with you, we have power, we are Gods vicars: and let us alone with the realm, we shall take pain for you, and see that nothing be well: your Grace shall but defend the faith only.
Oh that our kinges were so nourtured