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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.
If the Pope be signified by Aaron and Christ by Moses, why is not the Pope as well content with Christs 1law and doctrine, as Aaron was with Moses? What is the cause that our Bishops preach the pope and not Christ, seeing the Apostles preached not Peter, but Christ. Paul. ij. Cor. iiij. saith of him self and of his fellow apostles: 2we preach not our selves but Christ Jesus the Lord, and preach our selves your servants for Jesus sake. And. i. Cor. iij. Let no man rejoice in men. For all things are yours, whether it be Paul, or Apollo, or Peter: whether it be the world, or life, or death: whether they be present things or things to come: all are yours & ye are Christs & Christ is Gods. He leaveth out ye are Peters, or ye are the popes. And in the Chapter following he saith. Let men thus wise esteem us, even the ministers of Christ. &c. And. ij. Cor. xj. Paul was jealous over his Corinthians, because they fell from Christ, to whom he had married them, & did cleave unto the authority of men (for even then false Prophets sought authority in the name of the high Apostles) I am saith he jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I coupled you to one man, to make you a chaste virgin to Christ: but I fear lest as the Serpent deceived •e through his subtlety, even so your wits should be corrupt from the singleness that is in Christ. And it followeth: If he that cometh to you preached an other Jesus, or if ye receive an other spirit or another Gospel, then might ye well have ben content, that is, ye might have well suffered him to have authority above me. But I suppose (saith he) that I was not behind the high Apostles: meaning in preaching Jesus & his Gospel, and in ministering the spirit. And in the said. xj. Chapter, he proveth by y• doctrine of Christ, that he is greater then the high Apostles. For Christ saith, to be great in the kingdom of God, is to do service and take pain for other. 3Upon which rule Paul disputeth saying: if they be the ministers of Christ I am more. In labours more abundant, ⟨p. 126⟩in stripes about measure in prison more plenteously, in death oft and so forth. If Paul preached Christ more