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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
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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 1Purgatory, & had left my wits behind me. This do we. For the Testament and promises are all made unto us in Christ. And we desire God to fulfil his promises for the Saints sake: yea that he will for Christs sake do it for the Saints sake.
Also in the Collects of the Saintes with whiche we pray God to saue vs through the merites or deseruynges of the Saintes (which Saintes yet were not saued by their owne deseruynges them selues) we say Per Christ 〈…〉 Dominū nostrum, that is for Christ our Lordes sake. We say saue vs good Lord thorough the saintes merites for Christes sake. How can he saue vs through the Saintes merites for Christes sake and for hys deseruyng merites and loue? Take an example. A Gentleman sayth vnto me I will do the vttemost of my power for thee, for the loue whiche I owe vnto thy father. Though thou hast neuer done me pleasure, yet I loue thy father well, thy father is my frend and hath deserued that I doe all that I can for thee &c. Here is a Testament and a promise made vnto me in the loue of my father onely. If I come to the sayd Gentleman in the name of one of his seruauntes whiche I neuer saw, neuer spake with, neither haue any acquaintaunce at all with and say: Syr I pray you be good master vnto me in such a cause. I haue not deserued that he should so do. Neuerthelesse I pray you doe it for such a seruauntes sake: yea I pray you for the loue that you owe to my father doe that for me for such a seruauntes sake. If I this wise made my petition, would not mē