A68831:747
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 the Cvj. Psalm thou readest, he destroyed the rivers, and dried up the springs of water, and turned yt fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of the inhabitants therein. When the children of Israel had forgotten God in Egypt, God moved the hearts of the Egyptians to hate them, and to subdue them with craft and wiliness. Psal. Ciiij. and Deuteronomiun. iij. Moses rehearseth saying: God was angry with me for your sakes: so that the wrath of God fell on Moses for the wickedness of the people. And in the second Chap. of the second book of kings: God was angry with the people and moved David to number them when Joab and the other Lords wondered why he would have them numbered, and because they feared lest some evil should follow, dissuaded the king: yet it helped not. God so hardened his hart in his purpose, to have an occasion to slay the wicked people.
In the Cvj. Psalme thou readest, he destroyed the riuers, and dryed vp the springes of water, and turned yt fruitfull land into barennesse, for the wickednesse of the inhabiters therein. Whē the children of Israell had forgotten God in Egipt, God moued the hartes of the Egiptians to hate them, and to subdue them with craft and wilynes. Psal. Ciiij. and Deuteronomiun. iij. Moyses rehearseth saying: God was angry wyth me for your sakes: so that the wrath of God fell on Moyses for the wickednesse of the people. And in the secōd Chap. of the second booke of kynges: God was angry with the people and moued Dauid to number them when Ioab and the other Lords wondred why hee would haue them numbred, and because they feared lest some euil should folow, disswaded the kyng: yet it holpe not. God so hardened his hart in his purpose, to haue an occasion to slay the wicked people.
Evil rulers then are a sign that 1God is angry and wroth with us. Is it not a great wrath and vengeance that the father and mother should hate their children, even their flesh and their blood? or that an husband should be unkind unto his wife or a master unto the servant that waiteth on his profit, or the Lords and Kings should be tyrants unto their subjects and tenants which pay them tribute, tolle, custome and rent, labouring and toiling to find them in honour, and to maintain them in their estate? is not this a fearful judgement of God and a cruel wrath that the very Prelates and shepherds of our souls which were wont to feed Christs flock with Christs doctrine, and to walk before them in living there after, and to give their lives for them, to their ensample and edifying, and to strengthen their weak faiths, are now so sore changed that if they smell that one of their flock (as they now call them and no longer Christs) do but once long or desire for the true knowledge of Christ, they will slay him, burning him with fire most cruelly? What is the cause of this, and that