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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.
Christ when he had fulfilled his 1course, anointed his Apostles and disciples with the same sprite, and sent them forth without all manner disguising, like other men also, to preach the atonement and peace which Christ had made between God and man. The Apostles likewise disguised no man, but chose men anointed with the same spirit: one to preach the word of God, whom we call after the greek tongue 2a Bishop or a Priest, that is, in English, an overseer and an Elder. How he was anointed, thou readest. i. Timothy. iij. A Bishop or an overseer 3must be faultless, the husband of one wife. (Many Jews and also Gentiles that were converted unto the faith, had at that time divers wines, yet were not compelled to put any of them away, which Paul because of ensample would not have preachers for as much as in Christ we return again unto y• first ordinance of God, that one man and one woman should go together) he must be sober, of honest behaviour, honestly apparelled, harbarous (that is, ready to lodge strangers, apt to 4teach, no drunkard, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre: but gentle, abhorring fighting, abhorring covetousness, and one that ruleth his own household honestly, having children under obedience with all honesty. For if a man can can not rule his own house, how can he care for the congregation of God? he may not be young in the faith, or as a man would say a Novice, least he swell and fall into yt judgement of yt evil speaker, that is, he may not be unlearned in the secretes of the faith. For such are at once stubborn, and headstrong, and set not a little by themselves. But alas, we have above twenty thousand that know no more scripture then is written in their portoves, and among them is he exceeding well learned that can turn to his service. He must be well reported of them that are without: least he fall into rebuke, and into the snare of the evil speaker, that is, least the infidels which yet believe not, should be hurt by him, and driven from the faith, if a man that were defamed were made head or overseer of the congregation.
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