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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.
He allegeth an other text of Paul in the second chapter of his second epistle to the Thessalonians. Erit dissessi• primum, that is saith Rochester, before the coming of Antichrist, there shall be a notable departing from the faith. And Paul saith. The Lord cometh not except there come a departing first. Pauls meaning is, that the last day cometh not so shortly, but that Antichrist shall come first and destroy the faith, and sit in the temple of God, and make all men worship him, and believe in him (as the Pope doth) and then shall Gods word come to light again (as it doth at this time) and destroy him and utter his juggling, and then cometh Christ unto judgement. What say ye of this crafty conueyar? Would he spare, suppose ye to allege & to wrest other doctors pestilently, which feareth not for to juggle with y• holy scripture of God, expounding y• unto Antichrist which Paul speaketh of Christ? No be ye sure. But even after this manner wise pervert they the whole scripture and all doctors, wresting them unto their abominable purpose, clean contrary to the meaning of the text, & to the circumstances that go before and after. Which devilish falsehood lest the lay men should perceive, is the very 1cause why y• they will not suffer the Scripture to be had in the English tongue, neither any work to be made, that should bring the people to knowledge of the truth.
He alleageth an other text of Paule in the second chapter of his second epistle to the Thessalonians. Erit dissessi• primum, that is sayth Rochester, before the comming of Antichrist, there shall be a notable departing from the fayth. And Paule sayth. The Lord commeth not except there come a departing first. Paules meaning is, that the last day commeth not so shortly, but that Antichrist shall come first and destroy the faith, and sit in the temple of God, and make all men worship him, and beleue in hym (as the Pope doth) and then shal Gods worde come to light againe (as it doth at thys tyme) and destroy hym and vtter his iuggling, and then cōmeth Christ vnto iudgement. What say ye of this crafty cōueyar? Would he spare, suppose ye to alleage & to wrest other doctours pestilently, which feareth not for to iugle wyth y• holy scripture of God, expounding y vnto Antichrist which Paule speaketh of Christ? No be ye sure. But euen after this maner wise peruert they the whole scripture and all doctours, wresting thē vnto their abhominable purpose, cleane contrary to the meaning of the text, & to the circumstaunces that goe before and after. Which deuelishe falshod lest the lay men should perceaue, is the very