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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.
¶ Of Penance.
¶ Of Penaunce.
Penance is a word of their own forging to deceive us with all, as many other are. In the Scripture we find panitentia repentance. Agite poenitentiam, do repent: Poeniteat vos, let it repent you. Metanoyte in Greek, forthinke you, or let it forthinke you. Of repentance 1they have made penance, to blind the people and to make them think that they must take pain and do some holy deeds to make satisfaction for their sins, namely such as they enjoin them. As thou mayst see 2in the Chronicles, when great kings and tyrants (which with violence of sword conquered other kings lands and slew all that came to hand) came to them selves, and had conscience of their wicked deeds, then the Bishops coupled them, not to Christ: but unto the Pope, and preached the Pope unto them, and made them to submit them selves and also their realms unto the holy father the Pope, and to take penance, as they call it, that is to say, such injunctions as the Pope and Bishops would command them to do, to build Abbeys, to endow them with livelihood, to be prayed for for ever: and to give them exemptions and privilege and licence to do what the lust unpunished.
PEnaunce is a word of their owne forgyng to disceaue vs with all, as many other are. In the Scripture we finde panitentia repentaunce. Agite poenitentiam, do repent: Poeniteat vos, let it repēt you. Metanoyte in Greeke, forthinke yo, or let it forthinke you. Of repentaunce 1they haue made penaunce, to blinde the people and to make them thinke that they must take payne and do some holy dedes to make satisfaction for their sinnes, namely such as they enioyue them. As thou mayst see 2in the Cronicles, when great kynges and tyrauntes (which with violence of sword conquered other kynges landes and slew all that came to hand) came to them selues, and had conscience of their wicked dedes, then the Byshops coupled them, not to Christ: but vnto the Pope, and preached the Pope vnto them, and made them to submit them selues and also their realmes vnto the holy father the Pope, and to take penaunce, as they call it, that is to say, such iniunctions as the Pope and Bishops would commaund them to do, to build Abbays, to endote them with liuelode, to be prayed for for euer: and to geue them exemptions and priuilege and licence to do what the lust vnpunished.