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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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All fables prophesies and riddles are allegories as Ysopus fables & Merlin's prophesies and the interpretation of them are the literal sense.
All fables prophesies and redles are allegories as Ysopus fables & Marliens prophesies and the interpretation of them are the litterall sense.
So in like manner the Scripture borroweth words and sentences of all manner things and maketh proverbs & similitudes or allegories. As Christ saith Luke. iiij. Physician heal thy self. Whose interpretation is do that at whom which thou doest in strange places, & that is the literal sense. So when I say Christ is a lamb, I mean not a lamb that beareth wool, but a meek & a patient lamb which is beaten for other mens faults, Christ is a ⟨p. 167⟩vine, not that beareth grapes: but out of whose root the branches that believe, suck the spirit of life, and mercy, & grace, and power to be the sons of God & to do his will. The similitudes of the Gospel are allegories borrowed of worldly matters to express spiritual things. The Apocalypse or revelations of John are allegories whose literal 1sense is hard to find in many places.
So in like maner the Scripture boroweth woordes and sentences of all maner thinges and maketh prouerbes & similitudes or allegories. As Christ sayth Luke. iiij. Phisition heale thy selfe. Whose interpretation is do that at whom which thou doest in straūge places, & that is the litterall sense. So whē I say Christ is a lambe, I meane not a lambe that beareth woll, but a meke & a paciente lambe which is beaten for other mens fautes, Christ is a ⟨p. 167⟩vine, not that beareth grapes: but out of whose roote the braunches that beleue, sucke the sprit of life, and mercy, & grace, and power to be the sonnes of God & to do his will. The similitudes of ye Gospel are allegories borowed of worldly matters to expresse spirituall things. The Apocalipse or reuelatiōs of Iohn are allegories whose litterall