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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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Never the later in very deed, after the preaching of Gods word, because it is 1not truly received, God sendeth great trouble into the world: partly to avenge him self of the tyrants and persecutors of his word: and partly to destroy those worldly people which make of Gods word nothing but a cloak of their fleshly liberty. They are not all good that follow the Gospel. Christ (Math. xiij.) like neth the kingdom of heaven unto a net cast in the Sea that catcheth fishes both good and bad The kingdom of heaven is the preaching of the Gospel, unto which come both good and bad. But the good are few. Christ calleth them 2therefore a little flock. Luke xij. For they are ever few that come to the Gospel of a true intent seeking therein nothing but the glory and praise of God, and offering them selves freely and willingly to take adversity with Christ for the Gospels sake and for bearing record unto the 3truth, that all men may hear it. The greatest number come and ever came and followed even Christ him self for a worldly purpose. As thou mayst well see (John vj.) how that almost five thousand followed Christ and would also have made him a king, because he had well fed them. Whom he rebuked saying: ye seek me not, because ye saw the miracles: But because ye eat of the bread and were filled, and drove them away from him with hard preaching.
Neuer the later in very dede, after the preachyng of Gods worde, because it is 1not truly receaued, God sendeth great trouble into the world: partly to auenge hym selfe of the tyrauntes and persecutours of his worde: and partly to destroye those worldly people whiche make of Gods word nothyng but a cloke of their fleshly libertie. They are not all good that folow the Gospell. Christ (Math. xiij.) like neth the kyngdome of heauen vnto a net cast in the Sea that katcheth fishes both good and bad The kyngdome of heauen is the preachyng of the Gospell, vnto which come both good and bad. But the good are fewe. Christ calleth them 2therfore a litle flocke. Luke xij. For they are euer few that come to the Gospell of a true entent seekyng therin nothyng but the glorye and prayse of God, and offering thē selues frely and willingly to take aduersitie with Christe for the Gospels sake and for bearyng recorde vnto the