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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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¶ Thou shalt understand therefore 1that the Scripture hath but one sense, which is the literal sense. And that literal sense is the root and ground of all, and the anchor that never faileth whereunto if thou cleave thou canst never err or go out of the way. And if thou leave the literal sense thou canst not but go out of the way. Never the latter the Scripture useth proverbs, similitudes, riddles, or allegories as all other speeches do, but that which the proverb, similitude, riddle, or allegory signifieth is ever the literal sense which thou must seek out diligently. As in the English we borrow words and sentences of o•e thing and apply them unto another and give them new significations. We say let the sea rise as high as he will, yet hath God appointed how far he shall go: meaning that the tyrants shall not do what they would▪ but that only which God hath appointed them to do,[…]thou leap▪ whose literal sense[…]nothing suddenly or without ad• Cut not the bow that thou[…]upon: whose literal sense is,[…]not the commons & is borrowed • errs. When a thing speedeth not we•, […] borrow speech and say, the bishop hath 2blessed it, because that nothing speedeth well that they meddle with all. If th• porridge be burned to, or the meat over roasted, we say, the Bishop hath put his foot in the pot or the Bishop hath plaid the Cooke, because the Bishops burn who they lust & whosoever displeaseth them. He is a pontifical fellow, that is, proud and stately. He is Popish, that is, superstitious and faith less. It is a pastime for a Prelate. It is a pleasure for a Pope. He would be free & yet will not have his head shaven. He would that no man should smite him and yet hath not the Popes mark. And of him that is betrayed & wotteth not how, we say, he hath been at shrift. She is master Persons sisters daughter. He is the Bishops sisters son, he hath a Cardinal to his uncle, she is a spiritual whore, it is the Gentlewoman of the Personage, he gave me a Kyrieleyson. And of her that answereth her husband vj. words for one we say, she is a sister of the charter house, as who should say, she thinketh that she is not bound to keep silence, their silence shall be a satisfaction for her. And of him that will not be saved by Christs merits, but by the works of his own imagination we say it is a holy workman. Thus borrow we and feign new speech in every tongue.