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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.
They divide the Scripture in to four senses, the literal, tropological, allegorical and anagogical. The literal sense is become nothing at all. For the pope hath taken it clean away & hath made it his possession. He hath partly locked it up with the false and counterfeited keys of his traditions ceremonies & feigned lies. And partly driveth men from it with violence of sword. For no man dare abide by the literal sense of the text, but under a Protestation, if it shall please the Pope. The chopologicall sense pertaineth to good manners (say they) and teacheth what we ought to do. The allegory is appropriate to faith, and the anagogical to hope and things above. Tropological and anagogical are terms of their own feigning and all together unnecessary. For they are but allegories both two of them and this word allegory comprehendeth them both & is enough. For tropological is but an Allegory of manners & anagogical an Allegory of hope. And Allegory is as much to say as strange 1speaking, or borrowed speech. As when we say of a wanton child, this sheep hath maggots in his tail, he must be anointed with birchen salve, which speech I borrow of the shepherds.
THey deuide the Scripture in to foure senses, the litterall, tropological, allegoricall and anagogicall. The litterall sēse is become nothing at all. For the pope hath taken it cleane away & hath made it his possession. He hath partly locked it vp with the false and counterfayted keyes of his traditions ceremonies & fayned lyes. And partly driueth men from it with violence of sword. For no man dare abide by the litterall sense of the text, but vnder a Protestation, if it shall please the Pope. The chopologicall sense perteineth to good maners (say they) and teacheth what we ought to do. The allegory is appropriate to fayth, and the anagogicall to hope and thinges aboue. Tropologicall and anagogicall are termes of their own fayning and all together vnnecessary. For they are but allegories both two of thē and this word allegorie comprehēdeth them both & is inough. For tropologicall is but an Allegory of maners & anagogicall an Allegorie of hope. And Allegory is as much to say as straūge 1speakyng, or borowed speach. As whē we say of a wanton child, this sheepe hath magottes in his tayle, he must be annoynted with byrchin salue, which speach I borow of the shepheardes.