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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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Math. xvj. When Peter saith to 1Christ, thou art the son of the living God, and Christ answered, thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my congregation. By the rock interpret they Peter. And then cometh the Pope & will be Peters successor, whether Peter will or will not, yea whether God will or will not, and though all the Scripture say nay to any such succession, and saith, lo I am the rock, the foundation, and head of Christs Church. Now saith all the Scripture 2that the rock is Christ, the faith and Gods word. As Christ saith Math. vij. he that heareth my words & doth 3thereafter is like a man that buildeth on a rock. For the house that is build on Gods word will stand, though heaven should fall. And John. xv. Christ is the wine and we the branches, so is Christ the rock, the stock and foundation whereon we be built. And Paul i. Cor. iij. calleth Christ our foundation, and all other, whether it be Peter or Paul, he calleth them servants to preach Christ, and to build us on him. If therefore the Pope be Peters successor, his duty is to preach Christ only 4and other authority hath he none. And. ij. xj. Paul marrieth us unto Christ and driveth us from all trust & confidence in man. And Epht. ij. saith Paul. Ye are build on the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, that is on y• word which they preached, Christ being, saith he, the head corner stone, in whom every building coupled together groweth up into an holy temple in the Lord, in whom also ye are built together & made an habitation for God in the spirit. And Peter in y• ij. of his first Epistle buildeth us on Christ, contrary to the Pope, which buildeth on himself. Hell gates shall not prevail against it, that is to say, against the congregation that is build upon Christs saith and upon Gods word. Now were the Pope the rock, hell gates could not prevail against him. For the house could not stand if the rock and foundation whereon it is built did perish: but the contrary see we in our Popes. For hell gates have prevailed against them many hundred years, and have swallowed them up: if Gods word be true and the stories that are written of them: yea or if it be true that we see with our eyes. I will give thee the keys of heaven saith Christ, and not I give. And