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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.
Forasmuch then as we must needs be baptised in tribulations, and through the red sea, and a great, and a fearful wilderness, & a land of cruel Giants, into our natural country▪ yea, and inasmuch as it is a plain earnest, that there is no other way into the kingdom 1of life, then through persecution, & suffering of pain, & of very death, after the ensample of Christ: therefore let us arm our souls with the comfort of the Scriptures: How that God is ever ready at hand in time of need to help us: and how that such tyrants and persecutors, are but gods scourge, and his rod to chastise us. And as the father hath alway in time of correction the rod fast in his hand, so that the rod doth nothing, but as the father moveth it: even so hath God all tyrants 2in his hand, and letteth them not do whatsoever they would, but as much only, as he appointeth them to do, and as far forth as it is necessary for us. And as when the child submitteth himself unto his fathers correction and nurture, and humbleth himself altogether unto the will of his father, then the rod is taken away: even so when we are come unto the knowledge of the right way, and have forsaken our own will, and offer our selves clean unto the will of God, to walk which way soever he will have us: then turneth he the tyrants: or else, if they enforce to persecute us any further, he putteth them out of the way, according unto the comfortable ensamples of the scripture.
Forasmuch then as we must needes bee baptised in tribulations, and through the red sea, and a great, and a fearefull wildernes, & a land of cruell Giantes, into our naturall coū trey▪ yea, and in asmuch as it is a playne earnest, that there is no other way into the kingdome 1of life, then through persecution, & sufferyng of payne, & of very death, after the ensample of Christe: therefore let vs arme our soules with the comforte of the Scriptures: How that God is euer ready at hand in time of neede to helpe vs: and how that such tyrants and persecutors, are but gods scourge, and his rod to chastice vs. And as the father hath alway in time of correction the rod fast in his hand, so that the rod doth nothing, but as the father moueth it: euen so hath God all tyrantes