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A68831 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.; Works Tyndale, William, d. 1536.; Barnes, Robert, 1495-1540. Works. aut; Frith, John, 1503-1533. Works. aut; Foxe, John, 1516-1587. Actes and monuments. Selections. 1573 (1573) STC 24436; ESTC S117761 1,582,599 896

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for_o their_o sake_n act_n xv_o do_v paul_n circumcise_v timothe_n yea_o and_o for_o their_o sake_n he_o 15._o have_v lever_n to_o captive_a his_o liberty_n and_o never_o eat_v flesh_n nor_o drink_n wine_n they_o to_o offend_v one_o of_o they_o the_o three_o kind_n of_o man_n be_v perfect_a i_o mean_v not_o so_o perfect_a that_o they_o be_v clean_o without_o sin_n have_v no_o remnaunte_n of_o old_a adam_n assail_v they_o for_o such_o be_v there_o none_o but_o only_o christ_n but_o i_o call_v they_o man_n perfect_a which_o have_v perfect_a knowledge_n in_o the_o use_n of_o thing_n which_o know_v that_o what_o soever_o enter_v into_o the_o belly_n deff●eth_v not_o the_o man_n which_o know_v 15._o that_o all_o such_o thing_n be_v pure_a unto_o they_o that_o be_v pure_a tit._n i._n which_o know_v 1._o that_o if_o we_o eat_v we_o be_v nothing_o the_o better_o or_o if_o we_o eat_v not_o we_o be_v nothing_o the_o worse_o 1._o cor._n 8._o these_o be_v 8._o free_a between_o god_n &_o their_o 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man_n do_v abstain_v from_o flesh_n heretic_n not_o for_o abstinaunce_n but_o for_o the_o abhor_v of_o the_o meat_n it_o be_v will_v by_o y_z t_z counsel_n that_o he_o do_v first_o taste_v it_o and_o then_o if_o he_o will_v let_v he_o abstain_v but_o if_o he_o so_o despise_v it_o so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o taste_v of_o the_o porridge_n wherein_o the_o flesh_n be_v sodden_a this_o man_n if_o he_o be_v not_o obedient_a and_o remove_v not_o from_o himself_o the_o suspicion_n of_o heresy_n let_v he_o be_v depose_v from_o the_o order_n of_o the_o clergy_n ¶_o origine_fw-la in_o leviti_fw-la home_n 10._o thou_o therefore_o if_o thou_o will_v fast_o fast_o according_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o keep_v in_o thy_o fast_n the_o law_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o which_o the_o lord_n command_v of_o fast_v in_o this_o wise_a when_o thou_o do_v fast_o anoint_v thy_o head_n etc._n etc._n will_v thou_o that_o i_o shall_v yet_o show_v thou_o what_o kind_n of_o fast_v thou_o 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