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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.
¶ Anointing.
¶ Anoyling.
Last of all cometh the anointing without promise, and therefore without the spirit and without profit, but altogether unfruitful and superstitious. The sacraments which they have imagined are all without promise, and therefore help not. For 1whatsoever is not of faith is sin. Rom. xiiij. Now without a promise can there be no faith. The sacraments which Christ himself ordained, which have also promises, and would save us 2if we knew them and believed them, them minister they in the latin tongue. So are they also become as unfruitful as the other. Yea they make us believe 3that the work it self without the promise saveth us, which doctrine they learned of Aristotle. And thus are we become an hundred times worse then the wicked Jews which believed that the very work of their sacrifice justified them. Against which Paul fighteth in every epistle, proving that nothing helpeth save the promises which God hath sworn in Christ. Ask the people what they understand by their Baptism or washing. And thou shalt see 4that they believe, how that the very plunging into the water saveth them: of the promises they know not, nor what is signified thereby. Baptism is called volowing in many places of 5England, because the priest saith, •olo say ye. The child was well volowed (say they) yea and our Vicar is as fair a volower as ever a priest within this twenty miles.
LAst of all commeth the anoyling wythout promise, and therefore without the spirite and without profet, but altogether vnfruitfull and superstitious. The sacramentes which they haue imagined are all wythout promise, and therefore helpe not. For