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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.
Thereto what soever is not of faith is sin, Roma. xiiij, Faith cometh by hearing Gods word Roma. x. when now thou fastest or doest any thing in the worship of any Saint believing to come to the favour of God or to be saved thereby if thou have Gods word, then is it true faith and shall save thee. If thou have not Gods word, then is it a false faith superstitiousness and Idolatry, and damnable sin.
Therto what soeuer is not of fayth is sinne, Roma. xiiij, Fayth commeth by hearyng Gods woorde Roma. x. when now thou fastest or doest any thyng in the worship of any Saint beleuyng to come to the fauour of God or to bee saued thereby if thou haue Gods worde, then is it true fayth and shall saue thee. If thou haue not Gods woorde, then is it a false fayth superstitiousnes and Idolatry, and damnable sinne.
Also in the Collects of the Saints with which we pray God to save us through the merits or deservings of the Saints (which Saints yet were not saved by their own deservings them selves) we say Per Christ […] Dominū nostrum, that is for Christ our Lords sake. We say save us good Lord thorough the saints merits for Christs sake. How can he save us through the Saints merits for Christs sake and for his deserving merits and love? Take an example. A Gentleman saith unto me I will do the utmost of my power for thee, for the love which I owe unto thy father. Though thou hast never done me pleasure, yet I love thy father well, thy father is my friend and hath deserved that I do all that I can for thee &c. Here is a Testament and a promise made unto me in the love of my father only. If I come to the said Gentleman in the name of one of his servants which I never saw, never spake with, neither have any acquaintance at all with and say: Sir I pray you be good master unto me in such a cause. I have not deserved that he should so do. Nevertheless I pray you do it for such a servants sake: yea I pray you for the love that you owe to my father do that for me for such a servants sake. If I this wise made my petition, would not men ⟨p. 160⟩think that I come late out of S. Patrick's 1