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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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So if we resist evil rulers seeking 1to set our selves at liberty, we shall no doubt bring our selves into more evil bondage & wrap our selves in much more misery and wretchedness. For if the heads overcome, then lay they more weight on their backs & make their yoke sorer and tie them shorter. If they overcome their evil rulers, then make they way for a more cruel nation, or for some tyrant of their own nation, which hath no right unto the crown. If we submit our selves unto the chastising of God and meekly knowledge our sins for which we are scourged, and kiss the rod, and amend our living: then will GOD take the rod away, that is, he will give the rulers a better hart. Or if they continue their malice and persecute you for well doing, and because ye put your trust in GOD, then will God deliver you out of their tyranny for his truths sake. It is the same 2God now that was in the old time & delivered the fathers and the Prophets, the Apostles and other holy Saints. And what soever he sware to them he hath sworn to us. And as he delivered them out of all temptation cumbrance and adversity, because they consented and submitted them selves unto his will and trusted in his goodness and truth: even so will he do us if we do likewise.
So if we resiste euill rulers sekyng 1to set our selues at libertie, we shall no doubt bring our selues into more euill bondage & wrappe our selues in much more miserie and wretchednes. For if the heades ouercome, then lay they more weight on their backes & make their yoke sorer and tye them shorter. If they ouercome their euill rulers, then make they way for a more cruell natiō, or for some tyraunt of their own nation, whiche hath no right vnto the crown. If we submitte our selues vnto the chastisyng of God and mekely knowledge our sinnes for whiche we are scourged, and kisse the rodde, and amende our liuyng: then will GOD take the rodde away, that is, he will geue the rulers a better hart. Or if they continue their malice and persecute you for well doyng, and because ye put your trust in GOD, then will God deliuer you out of their tyranny for his truthes sake. It is the same 2God now that was in the old time & deliuered the fathers and the Prophetes, the Apostles and other holy Saintes. And what soeuer he sware to them he hath sworne to vs. And as he deliuered them out of all temptation combraūce and aduersitie, because they consented and submitted them selues vnto his will and trusted in his goodnes and truth: euen so will he do vs if we do likewise.