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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.
Moses Deut. xvij. warneth judges 1to keep them upright and to look on no mans person, that is, that they prefer 2not the high before the low, the great before the small, the rich before poor, his acquaintance, friend, kinsman, country man or one of his own nation before a stranger, a friend or an alien, yea or one of their own faith before an infidel: but that they look on the cause only to judge indifferently. For the room that they are in, and the law that they execute are Gods, which as he hath made all, and is God of all and all are his sons: even so is he judge over all, and will have all judged by his law indifferently, and to have the right of his law, and will avenge the wrong done unto the Turk or Saracen. For though they be not under the everlasting Testament of God in Christ, as few of us which are called Christen be, and even no more than to whom God hath sent his promises and poured his spirit into their harts ⟨p. 123⟩to believe them, and through faith graven lust in their hearts, to fulfil the law of love: yet are they under the Testament of the law natural, which is the laws of every land made for the common wealth there, and for peace and unite that one may live by an other. In which laws the infidels (if they keep them) have promises of worldly things. Who soever therefore hindereth 3a very infidel from the right of that law, sinneth against God, and of him will God be avenged. Moreover Moses warneth them that they receive no gifts, rewards or bribes. For those two points, favouring of one person more then an other, and receiving rewards, pervert all right and equity and is the only pestilence of all judges.
Moyses Deut. xvij. warneth iudges 1to kepe them vpright and to looke on no mans person, that is, that they preferre 2not the hye before the low, the great before the small, the rich before poore, his acquaintaunce, frende, kinsman, countrey man or one of his own nation before a straūger, a frend or an aliant, ye or one of their own faith before an infidell: but that they looke on the cause onely to iudge indifferently. For the rowme that they are in, and the law that they execute are Gods, which as he hath made all, and is God of all and all are his sonnes: euen so is he iudge ouer all, and wil haue al iudged by his law indifferently, and to haue the right of his law, and will auenge the wrong done vnto the Turke or Sareson. For though they be not vnder the euerlastyng Testament of God in Christ, as few of vs which are called Christen be, and euen no mo thē to whom God hath sent his promises and poured his spirite into their harts