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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.
I was once at the creating of Doctors of divinity, where the opponent brought the same reason to prove that the widow had more merit then the virgin, because she had greater pain for as much as she had once proved the pleasures of Matrimony. Ego nego Domine Doctor said the respondent. For though the virgin have not proved, yet she imagineth that the pleasure is greater then it is in deed and therefore is more moved & hath greater temptation and greater pain. Are not these disputers they that Paul speaketh of in the sixth chapter of the first Epistle to Timot. That they are not content with the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ, & doctrine of godliness. And therefore know nothing: but wast their brains about questions & strife of words, whereof spring envy, strife and railing of men with corrupt minds destitute of the truth.
I was once at the creatyng of Doctours of diuinitie, where the opponēt brought the same reason to proue that the widow had more merite then the virgine, because she had greater payne for as much as she had once proued the pleasures of Matrimony. Ego nego Domine Doctor said the respōdent. For though the virgine haue not proued, yet she imagineth that the pleasure is greater then it is in deede and therfore is more moued & hath greater temptation and greater paine. Are not these disputers they that Paule speaketh of in the sixt chapter of the first Epistle to Timot. That they are not content with the wholesome woordes of our Lord Iesus Christ, & doctrine of godlinesse. And therefore know nothyng: but wast their braynes about questiōs & strift of wordes, whereof spryng enuy, strife and rayling of men with corrupt mindes destitute of the truth.
As pertaining to our Ladies body, where it is or where the body of Elijah, of John the Evangelist and of many other be, pertaineth not to us to know. One thing are we sure of, that they are where God hath laid them. If they be in heaven, we have never the 1more in Christ: If they be not there, we have never the less. Our duty is to prepare our selves unto the commandments and to be thankful for that which is opened unto us, and not to search the unsearchable secretes of God. Of Gods secretes can we know no more then he openeth unto us. If God shut, who shall open? How then can natural reason come by the knowledge of that which God hath hid unto him self?