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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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If any man have broken the law or a good ordinance and repent & come to the right way again, then hath Christ power to forgive him: but licence to break the law can he not give, much more his disciples and vicars (as they call them selves) can not do it. The keys whereof they so greatly boast 1them selves are no carnal things, but spiritual, and nothing else save knowledge of the law and of the promises or Gospel: if any man for lack of spiritual feeling desire authority of men, let him read the old Doctors. If any man desire authority of Scripture Christ saith (Luke. xj.) woe be to you lawyers for ye have taken away the key of knowledge, ye enter not in your selves, and them that come in, ye forbid, that is, they had blinded y• Scripture whose knowledge (as it were a key) letteth into God, with glosses and traditions. Likewise findest thou Math. xxiij. As Peter answered in the name 2of all: so Christ promised him the keys in the person of all: Math. xvj. And in the. xx. of John he payed them saying: receive the holy Ghost, who soevers 3sins ye remit they are remitted or forgiven, & who soevers sins ye retain they are retained or holden. With 4preaching the promises loose they as many as repent and believe. And for that John saith receive yt holy ghost. Luke in his last Chapter saith: then opened he their wits, that they might understand the Scriptures and said unto them: thus it is written. And thus it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise again the third day. And that repentance 5& remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations. At preaching of the law repent men, and at the preaching of the promises do they believe & are saved. Peter in the second of the Acts practised 6his keys, and by preaching the law brought the people into yt knowledge of them selves, and bound their consciences, so that they were pricked in their hearts, and said unto Peter and to the other Apostles, what shall we do? Then brought they forth the key of the sweet promises saying: repent and be Baptised every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the holy ghost. For the promise was made unto you, and unto your children, and to all that are a far even as many as the Lord shall call.