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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.
For Paul commandeth that no 1man once speak in the Church, that is, in the congregation, but in a tongue that all men understand, except that there be an interpreter by: he commandeth to labour for knowledge, understanding, and feeling and to beware of superstition, & persuasions of worldly wisdom, philosophy, and of hypocrisy and ceremonies, and of all manner disguising, & to walk in y• plain and open truth. Ye were once darkness (saith he) but now are ye light in the Lord, walk therefore as the children of light. Ephe. v. how doth Paul also wish them increase of grace in every Epistle? How crieth he to God to augment their knowledge, that they should be no more children wavering with every wind of doctrine, but would vouchsafe to make them full men in Christ, and in the understanding of the mysteries or secretes of Christ? so that it should no be possible for any man to deceive them with any enticing reasons of worldly wisdom, or to beguile them with blind ceremonies, or to lead them out of the way with superstitiousness of disguiled hypocrisy: unto which full knowledge are 2the spiritual officers ordained to bring them. Ephes. iiij. So far it is away that Christs Apostles should give them traditions of blind ceremonies without signification, or of which no man should know the reason as Rochester which loveth shadows and darkness lieth on them: God stop his blasphemous mouth.
For Paul commaundeth that no 1man once speake in the Church, that is, in the congregation, but in a toung that all men vnderstand, except that there be an interpreter by: he cōmaundeth to labour for knowledge, vnderstandyng, and feelyng and to beware of superstition, & persuasions of worldly wisedome, philosophy, and of hypocrisie and ceremonies, and of all maner disguising, & to walke in y• playne and open truth. Ye were once darkenes (sayth he) but now are ye light in the Lord, walke therefore as the children of light. Ephe. v. how doth Paul also wish them encrease of grace in euery Epistle? How crieth he to God to augment their knowledge, that they should be no more children waueryng with euery winde of doctrine, but would vouchsafe to make them full men in Christ, and in the vnderstandyng of the mysteries or secretes of Christ? so that it should no be possible for any man to disceaue them with any entisyng reasons of worldly wisedom, or to beguile them with blind ceremonies, or to lead them out of the waye with superstitiousnes of disguiled hypocrisie: vnto which ful knowledge are