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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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Let us see an other point of our great clerk. A little after the beginning 1of his Sermon, intending to prove that which is clearer then the sun & serveth no more for his purpose then Ite missa est serueth to prove that our Lady was borne without original sin: he allegeth a saying that Martin Luther saith, which is this, if we affirm that any one Epistle of Paul or any one place of his Epistles pertaineth not unto the universal Church, that is, to all the congregation of them that believe in Christ, we take away all S. Pauls authority. Whereupon saith Rochester. If it be thus of the words of S. Paul, much rather it is true of the Gospels of Christ and of every place of them. O malicious blindness. First note his blindness. He understā death by this word Gospel no more but the four Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and thinketh not that the Acts of Apostles and the Epistles of Peter, of Paul & of John 2and of other like, are also the Gospel. Paul calleth his preaching the Gospel. Rom. ij. and. i. Cor. iiij. and Gal. i. and. i. Timoth. i. The Gospel is every where one though it be preached of divers, and signifieth glad tidings, 3that is to wit, an open preaching of Christ and the holy Testament & gracious promises that God hath made in Christs blood, to all that repent and believe. Now is there more Gospel in one Epistle of Paul, that is to say, Christ is more clearly preached, and moe promises rehearsed in one Epistle of Paul, then in the. iij. first Evangelists. Matthew, Mark & Luke.
Let vs see an other poynt of our great clarke. A litle after the beginning 1of hys Sermon, entendyng to proue that which is clearer then the sonne & serueth no more for his purpose then Ite missa est serueth to proue that our Lady was borne without originall sinne: he alledgeth a saying that Martin Luther sayth, which is this, if we affirme that any one Epistle of Paul or any one place of his Epistles perteineith not vnto the vniuersall Church, that is, to all the congregation of them that beleue in Christ, we take away all S. Paules authoritie. Wherupō sayth Rochester. If it be thus of the woordes of S. Paule, much rather it is true of the Gospels of Christ and of euery place of them. O malicious blyndnes. First note his blindnes. He vnderstā deth by this worde Gospell no more but the foure Euangelistes, Mathew, Marke, Luke and Iohn, and thinketh not that the Actes of Apostles and the Epistles of Peter, of Paul & of Iohn