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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.
¶ The duty of Kings, and of the Judges and Officers.
¶ The dutie of Kynges, and of the Iudges and Officers.
Let Kings (if they had lever be Christen in deed then so to be called) give themselves all together to the wealth of their Realms after the ensample of Christ: remembering that the people are Gods & not theirs: ye are Christs inheritance and possession bought with his blood. The most despised 1person in his Realm is the kings brother, and fellow member with him, and equal with him in the kingdom of God and of Christ. Let him therefore not think him self to good to do them service, neither seek any other thing in them, then a father seeketh in his children, yea then Christ sought in us. Though that the king in the temporal regiment be in the room of God and representeth God him self, and is with out all comparison better than his subjects: yet let him put of that and become a brother, doing and leaving undone all things in respect of the common wealth, that all men may see that he seeketh nothing, but the profit of his subjects. When a cause that requireth execution is brought before him, then only let him take the person of God on him. Then let him know no creature but hear all indifferently, whether it be a stranger or one of his own Realm, & the small as well as the great and judge righteously for the judgement is the Lords. Deut. i. In time of judgement he is no minister in the kingdom of Christ: he preacheth no Gospel, but the sharp law of vengeance. Let him take the holy judges of the old Testament for an example and namely Moses which in executing the 2law was merciless, otherwise more then a mother unto them, never avenging his own wrongs but suffering all thing, bearing every mans weakness, teaching, warning, exhorting and ever caring for them, and so tenderly loved them, that he desired God either to forgive them, or to damn him with them.