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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.
That thou mayst perceive & feel that thing in thine hart and not be a vain sophister, disputing about words without perceiving, mark this. The root of all evil, the greatest damnation and most terrible wrath & vengeance of god that we are in, is natural blindness. We are all out of the right way, every man his ways: One judgeth this best, an other that to be best. Now is 1worldly wit nothing else but craft & subtlety to obtain that which we judge falsely to be best. As I err in my wit, so err I in my will. When I judge that 2to be evil, which in deed is good, then hate I that which is good. And when I suppose that good which is evil in deed, then love I evil. As if I be persuaded and borne in hand that my most friend is mine enemy, then hate I my best friend: and if I be brought in belief that my most enemy is my friend, Then love I my most enemy. Now when we say, every man hath his free will, to do what him lusteth I say verily that men do what they lust. Notwithstanding, to follow lusts is not freedom, but captivity & bondage. If God open any mans wits to make him feel in his hart, that lusts and appetites are damnable, and give him power to hate and resist them, then is he free even with the freedom wherewith 3Christ maketh free, and hath power to do the will of God.
That thou mayst perceaue & feele yt thyng in thine hart and not be a vayne sophister, disputyng aboute woordes without perceauyng, marke this. The roote of all euil, the greatest damnatiō and most terrible wrath & vengeaunce of god that we are in, is natural blindnes. We are all out of the right way, euery mā his wayes: One iudgeth this best, an other that to be best. Now is 1worldly witte nothyng els but craft & sutletie to obteine that which we iudge falsly to be best. As I erre in my witte, so erre I in my wil. Whē I iudge that 2to be euill, which in dede is good, then hate I that which is good. And when I suppose that good whiche is euill in deede, then loue I euil. As if I be persuaded and borne in hād that my most frende is myne enemy, then hate I my best frend: and if I be brought in belefe that my most enemy is my frend, Thē loue I my most enemy. Now when we say, euery man hath his free wil, to do what him lusteth I say verely that men do what they lust. Notwithstandyng, to folow lustes is not fredome, but captiuitie & bondage. If God opē any mans wittes to make him feele in his hart, that lustes and appetites are damnable, and geue hym power to hate and resiste them, then is he free euen with the fredome wherewith