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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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Finally, whom God chooseth to reign everlastingly with christ, him sealeth he with his mighty spirit, and poureth strength into 1his hart to suffer afflictions also with Christ, for bearing witness unto the truth. And this is the difference between the children of God ⟨p. 100⟩and of salvation, and between the children of the devil, and of damnation: that the children of God have power in their hearts, to suffer for Gods word, which is their life and salvation, their hope, and trust, and whereby they live in the soul, and spirit before God. And the children of the devil in time of adversity fly from Christ, whom they followed feignedly, their hearts not sealed with his holy & mighty spirit, and get them to the standard of their right father the Devil, and take his 2wages, the pleasures of this world, which are the earnest of everlasting damnation: which conclusion the xij. chap. to the Hebrews, well confirmeth saying, My son despise not thou the chastising of the Lord, neither faint when thou art rebuked of him: for whom the Lord 3loveth, him he chastiseth: yea, & he scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. To, persecution and adversity for the truths sake is Gods scourge, and Gods rod, and pertaineth unto all his children indifferently: for when he saith, he scourgeth every son, he maketh none exception. Moreover saith the text: If ye shall endure chastising, God offereth himself unto you, as unto sons: what son is it that the father chastiseth not? If ye be not under correction (whereof all are partakers) then are ye bastards, and not sons.
Finally, whome God chuseth to raigne euerlastingly with christ, him sealeth he with his mighty spirite, and poureth strength into 1his hart to suffer afflictiōs also with Christ, for bearing witnesse vnto the truth. And this is the difference betwene the children of God ⟨p. 100⟩and of saluation, and betwene the children of the deuyll, and of damnation: that the children of God haue power in theyr hartes, to suffer for Gods worde, which is theyr life and saluatiō, their hope, and trust, and whereby they liue in the soule, and spirite before God. And the children of the deuyll in time of aduersity flye from Christ, whome they followed faynedly, theyr hartes not sealed with hys holy & mighty spirite, and gett them to the standerde of theyr right father the Deuyll, and take his