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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.
Thou mayst hereby perceive that 1all that is done in the world (before the spirit of God come & giveth us light) is damnable sin, and the more glorious the more damnable: so that, that which the world counteth most glorious is more damnable in the sight of GOD, then that which the whore, the these, and the murderer do. With blind reasons of worldly wisdom mayst thou change the minds of youth and make them give them selves to what thou wilt either for fear, for praise or for profit, and yet doest but change them from one vice to an other. As the persuasions 2of her friends made Lucrece chaste. Lucrece believed if she were a good housewife and chaste, that she should be most glorious, & that all the world would give her honour, & praise her. She sought her own glory in her chastity and not gods. When she had lost her chastity, then counted she her self most abominable in the sight of all men, and for very pain and thought which she had, not that she had displeased God, but that she had lost her honour, slew her self. Look how great her pain and sorrow was for the loss of her chastity, so great was her glory and rejoicing therein, and so much despised she them that were otherwise, and pitied them not. Which pride God more abhorreth than the whoredom of any whore. Of like pride are all the moral virtues of Aristotle, Plato and Socrates, and all the doctrine of the Philosophers the very Gods of our school men.
Thou mayst hereby perceaue that 1all that is done in the world (before the spirite of God come & geueth vs light) is damnable sinne, and the more glorious the more damnable: so that, that which the world counteth most glorious is more damnable in the sight of GOD, then that which the whore, the thefe, and the murderer do. With blind reasons of worldly wisedome mayst thou chaunge ye myndes of youth and make them geue them selues to what thou wilt either for feare, for prayse or for profite, and yet doest but chaūge thē from one vice to an other. As the persuasions 2of her frendes made Lucrece chast. Lucrece beleued if she were a good huswife and chast, that she should be most glorious, & that all the world would geue her honour, & prayse her. She sought her own glory in her chastitie and not gods. When she had lost her chastitie, then counted she her selfe most abhominable in the sight of all men, and for very payne and thought which she had, not that she had displeased God, but that she had lost her honour, slew her selfe. Looke how great her paine and sorrow was for the losse of her chastitie, so great was her glorie and reioysing therein, and so much despised she them that were otherwise, and pitied them not. Which pride God more abhorreth thē the whoredome of any whore. Of like pride are all ye morall vertues of Aristotle, Plato and Socrates, and all the doctrine of the Philosophers the very Gods of our schole men.