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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.
In like manner is it for the most part of our most holy Religion. For they of like imagination do things which they of Bedlam may see, that they are but madness. They look on the miracles 1which God did by the Saints to move the unbelieving unto the faith and to confirm the truth of his promises in Christ, whereby all that believe are made Saints: as thou seest in the last Chapter of Mark. They preached (saith he) every where, the Lord working with them and confirming their preaching with miracles that followed. And in the fourth of the Acts) the Disciples prayed that God would stretch forth his hands to do miracles and wonders in the name of Jesus. And Paul. i. Corin. xiiij. saith, that the miracle of speaking with divers tongues, is but a sign for unbelievers, and not for them that believe. ⟨p. 114⟩These miracles turn they unto an other purpose saying in their blind 2hearts. See what miracles God hath showed for this Saint, he must be verily great with GOD. And at once turn them selves from Gods word, and put their trust and confidence in the Saint and his merits, and make an Advocate or rather a GOD of the Saint, and of their blind imagination make a Testament or bond between the Saint and them, the Testament of Christs blood clean forgotten. They look on the Saints garments and 3lives or rather lies, which men lye on the Saints: and this wise imagine in their hearts saying: the Saint for wearing such a garment and for such deeds is become so glorious in heaven. If I do likewise, so shall I be also. They see not the faith and trust, which the Saints had in Christ, neither the the word of God which the Saints preached, neither the intent of the Saints, how that the Saints did such things to tame their bodies and to be an ensample to the world, and to teach that such things are to be despised which the world most wondereth at and magnifieth. They see not also that some lands are so hot that a man can neither drink wine nor eat flesh therein: neither consider they the complexion of the Saints, and a thousand like things see they not. So when they have killed their bodies and brought them in that case, that scarce with any restorative they can recover their health again, yet had they lever dye then to eat flesh. Why? for they think, I have now this. xx. xxx. or xl.