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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.
Ye blind guides saith Christ, ye strain out a gnat & swallow a camel. Math. xxiij. do not our blind guides also stumble at a straw, and leap over a block, making narrow consciences at 1trifles, and at matters of weight none at all? If any of them happen to swallow his spittle or any of the water wherewith he washeth his mouth, ere he go to Mass: or touch the Sacrament with his nose, or if the Ass forget to breath on him, or happen to handle it with any of his fingers which are not anointed, or say Alleluia in stead of Laus tibi Domine, or Ite Missa est in stede of Benedicamus Domino, or poure to much wine in the chalice, or read the Gospel without light, or make not his crosses a right, how trembleth he? how feareth he? what an horrible sin is committed? I cry God mercy, saith he, and you my Ghostly father. But to hold an whore or an other mans wife, to bye a benefice, to set one Realm at variance with an other, and to cause xx. thousand men to dye on a day is but a trifle and a pastime with them.
Ye blinde guides sayth Christ, ye strayne out a gnat & swalow a camell. Math. xxiij. do not our blinde guides also stomble at a straw, and lepe ouer a blocke, makyng narow consciences at 1trifles, and at matters of weight none at all? If any of them happen to swalow hys spitle or any of the water wherewith he washeth his mouth, ere he goe to Masse: or touch the Sacramēt with his nose, or if the Asse forget to breath on him, or happen to handle it with any of his fingers whiche are not annoynted, or say Alleluia in stede of Laus tibi Domine, or Ite Missa est in stede of Benedicamus Domino, or poure to much wine in the chalice, or read the Gospell without light, or make not his crosses a right, how trembleth he? how feareth he? what an horrible sinne is committed? I cry God mercy, sayth he, and you my Ghostly father. But to hold an whore or an other mans wife, to bye a benefice, to set one Realme at variaunce with an other, and to cause xx. thousand mē to dye on a day is but a trifle and a pastime with them.
- 1Consciences that are so narrow about traditions, have wide mouths about gods commandments.Consciēces that are so narrow about traditions, haue wyde mouthes about gods cōmaundementes.