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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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Note also how craftily he would enfeoff the Apostles of Christ with their 1wicked traditions and false Ceremonies, which they themselves have feigned, alleging Paul. ij. Thessal. ij. I answer that Paul taught by mouth such things as he wrote in his epistles. And his traditions were the Gospel of Christ, and honest manners & living, and such a good order as becometh the doctrine of Christ. As that a woman obey her husband, have her head covered, keep silence, and go womanly and christianly apparelled: that children and servants be in subjection: and that the young obey their elders, that no man eat but he that laboureth and worketh, and that men make an earnest thing of Gods word, and of his holy Sacraments: and to watch, fast, and pray, and such like, as the Scripture commandeth. Which things he that would break were no christen man. But we may well con plain and cry to God for help, that 2it is not lawful for the Popes tyranny, to teach y• people what prayer is, what fasting is, and wherefore it serveth. There were also certain customs alway which were not commanded in pain of hell or everlasting damnation, as to watch all night, and to kiss one an other: which as soon as the people abused, then they brake them. For which cause the Bishops might break many things now in like manner. Paul also in many things which God had ⟨p. 129⟩made free, gave pure and faithful coū cell without tangling of any mans con science, and without all manner commanding under pain of cursing, 3pain of excommunication, pain of heresy, pain of burning, pain of deadly sin, pain of hell, and pain of damnation. As thou mayst see. i. Cor. 7. Where he counseleth the unmarried, the widows, and virgins that it is good so to abide, if they have the gift of chastity. Not to win heaven thereby (for neither Circumcision neither uncircumcision is any thing at all, but the keeping of the commandments is altogether) But that they might be without trouble, and might also the better wait on Gods word and smellier serve their brethren. And 4