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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.
And as pertaining unto them that despise Gods word, counting it as a fantasy, or 1a dream, and to them also that for fear of a little persecution fall from it, set this before thine eyes: how God since the beginning of the world, before a general plague, ever sent his true prophets, & preachers of his word, to warn the people, and gave them time to repent. But they for the greatest part of them, hardened their hearts, and persecuted the word that was sent to save them. And then God destroyed them utterly, and took them clean from the earth. As thou seest what followed the preaching of Noah in y• old world, what followed the preaching of Loth among 2the Sodomites, & the preaching of Moses, and Aaron among the Egyptians, and that suddenly against all possibility of mans wit. Moreover as oft as the children of Israel fell from God to the worshipping of images, he sent his prophets unto them: and they persecuted 3and waxed hard hearted: and then he sent them into all places of the world captive. ⟨p. 101⟩Last of all he sent his own son unto them: and they waxed more. hard hearted then ever 4before: And see what a fearful example of his wrath, and cruel vengeance he hath made of them unto all the world, now almost fifteen hundred years.
ANd as pertayning vnto them that despise Gods worde, counting it as a phantasie, or 1a dreame, and to them also that for feare of a little persecution fall from it, sette this before thyne eyes: how God since the beginning of the world, before a generall plague, euer sent his true prophetes, & preachers of his word, to warne the people, and gaue them time to repent. But they for the greatest part of thē, hardened theyr hartes, and persecuted the worde that was sent to saue them. And then God destroyed them vtterly, and tooke them cleane from the earth. As thou seest what followed the preaching of Noe in y olde world, what folowed the preaching of Loth among