William Tyndale.docx
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TheLifeandStoryoftheTrueServantandMartyrofGod,
WilliamTyndale
WehavenowtoenterintothestoryofthegoodmartyrofGod,WilliamTyndale;whichWilliamTyndale,ashewasaspecialorganoftheLordappointed,andasGod'smattocktoshaketheinwardrootsandfoundationofthepope'sproudprelacy,sothegreatprinceofdarkness,withhisimpiousimps,havingaspecialmaliceagainsthim,leftnowayunsoughthowcraftilytoentraphim,andfalselytobetrayhim,andmaliciouslytospillhislife,asbytheprocessofhisstoryherefollowingmayappear.
WilliamTyndale,thefaithfulministerofChrist,wasbornaboutthebordersofWales,andbroughtupfromachildintheUniversityofOxford,wherehe,bylongcontinuance,increasedaswellintheknowledgeoftongues,andotherliberalarts,asespeciallyintheknowledgeoftheScriptures,whereuntohismindwassingularlyaddicted;insomuchthathe,lyingtheninMagdalenHall,readprivilytocertainstudentsandfellowsofMagdalenCollegesomeparcelofdivinity;instructingthemintheknowledgeandtruthoftheScriptures.Hismannersandconversationbeingcorrespondenttothesame,weresuchthatalltheythatknewhimreputedhimtobeamanofmostvirtuousdisposition,andoflifeunspotted.
Thushe,intheUniversityofOxford,increasingmoreandmoreinlearning,andproceedingindegreesoftheschools,spyinghistime,removedfromthencetotheUniversityofCambridge,wherehelikewisemadehisabodeacertainspace.BeingnowfurtherripenedintheknowledgeofGod'sWord,leavingthatuniversity,heresortedtooneMasterWelch,aknightofGloucestershire,andwasthereschoolmastertohischildren,andingoodfavorwithhismaster.Asthisgentlemankeptagoodordinarycommonlyathistable,thereresortedtohimmanytimessundryabbots,deans,archdeacons,withdiversotherdoctors,andgreatbeneficedmen;whothere,togetherwithMasterTyndalesitingatthesametable,didusemanytimestoentercommunication,andtalkoflearnedmen,asofLutherandofErasmus;alsoofdiversothercontroversiesandquestionsupontheScripture.
ThenMasterTyndale,ashewaslearnedandwellpracticedinGod'smatters,sparednottoshowuntothemsimplyandplainlyhisjudgment,andwhentheyatanytimedidvaryfromTyndaleinopinions,hewouldshowthemintheBook,andlayplainlybeforethemtheopenandmanifestplacesoftheScriptures,toconfutetheirerrors,andconfirmhissayings.Andthuscontinuedtheyforacertainseason,reasoningandcontendingtogetherdiverstimes,untilatlengththeywaxedweary,andbareasecretgrudgeintheirheartsagainsthim.
Asthisgrewon,thepriestsofthecountry,clusteringtogether,begantogrudgeandstormagainstTyndale,railingagainsthiminalehousesandotherplaces,affirmingthathissayingswereheresy;andaccusedhimsecretlytothechancellor,andothersofthebishop'sofficers.
Itfollowednotlongafterthisthattherewasasittingofthebishop'schancellorappointed,andwarningwasgiventotheprieststoappear,amongstwhomMasterTyndalewasalsowarnedtobethere.Andwhetherhehadanymisdoubtbytheirthreatenings,orknowledgegivenhimthattheywouldlaysomethingstohischarge,itisuncertain;butcertainthisis(ashehimselfdeclared),thathedoubtedtheirprivyaccusations;sothathebytheway,ingoingthitherwards,criedinhismindheartilytoGod,togivehimstrengthfasttostandinthetruthofHisWord.
Whenthetimecameforhisappearancebeforethechancellor,hethreatenedhimgrievously,revilingandratinghimasthoughhehadbeenadog,andlaidtohischargemanythingswhereofnoaccusercouldbebroughtforth,notwithstandingthatthepriestsofthecountryweretherepresent.ThusMasterTyndale,escapingoutoftheirhands,departedhome,andreturnedtohismasteragain.
Theredweltnotfaroffacertaindoctor,thathebeenchancellortoabishop,whohadbeenofold,familiaracquaintancewithMasterTyndale,andfavoredhimwell;untowhomMasterTyndalewentandopenedhismindupondiversquestionsoftheScripture:
fortohimhedurstbeboldtodisclosehisheart.Untowhomthedoctorsaid,"DoyounotknowthatthepopeisveryAntichrist,whomtheScripturespeakethof?
Butbewarewhatyousay;forifyoushallbeperceivedtobeofthatopinion,itwillcostyouyourlife."
Notlongafter,MasterTyndalehappenedtobeinthecompanyofacertaindivine,recountedforalearnedman,and,incommuninganddisputingwithhim,hedrovehimtothatissue,thatthesaidgreatdoctorburstoutintotheseblasphemouswords,"WewerebettertobewithoutGod'slawsthanthepope's."MasterTyndale,hearingthis,fullofgodlyzeal,andnotbearingthatblasphemoussaying,replied,"Idefythepope,andallhislaws;"andadded,"IfGodsparedhimlife,eremanyyearshewouldcauseaboythatdriveththeploughtoknowmoreoftheScripturethanhedid."
ThegrudgeofthepriestsincreasingstillmoreandmoreagainstTyndale,theyneverceasedbarkingandratingathim,andlaidmanythingssorelytohischarge,sayingthathewasaheretic.Beingsomolestedandvexed,hewasconstrainedtoleavethatcountry,andtoseekanotherplace;andsocomingtoMasterWelch,hedesiredhim,ofhisgoodwill,thathemightdepartfromhim,saying:
"Sir,IperceivethatIshallnotbesufferedtotarrylonghereinthiscountry,neithershallyoubeable,thoughyouwould,tokeepmeoutofthehandsofthespirituality;whatdispleasuremightgrowtoyoubykeepingme,Godknoweth;forthewhichIshouldberightsorry."
Sothatinfine,MasterTyndale,withthegoodwillofhismaster,departed,andeftsoonscameuptoLondon,andtherepreachedawhile,ashehaddoneinthecountry.
BethinkinghimselfofCuthbertTonstal,thenbishopofLondon,andespeciallyofthegreatcommendationofErasmus,who,inhisannotations,soextolleththesaidTonstalforhislearning,Tyndalethuscastwithhimself,thatifhemightattainuntohisservice,hewereahappyman.ComingtoSirHenryGuilford,theking'scomptroller,andbringingwithhimanorationofIsocrates,whichhehadtranslatedoutofGreekintoEnglish,hedesiredhimtospeaktothesaidbishopofLondonforhim;whichhealsodid;andwilledhimmoreovertowriteanepistletothebishop,andtogohimselfwithhim.Thishedid,anddeliveredhisepistletoaservantofhis,namedWilliamHebilthwait,amanofhisoldacquaintance.ButGod,whosecretlydisposeththecourseofthings,sawthatwasnotbestforTyndale'spurpose,norfortheprofitofHisChurch,andthereforegavehimtofindlittlefavorinthebishop'ssight;theanswerofwhomwasthis:
hishousewasfull;hehadmorethanhecouldwellfind:
andheadvisedhimtoseekinLondonabroad,where,hesaid,hecouldlacknoservice.
BeingrefusedofthebishophecametoHumphreyMummuth,aldermanofLondon,andbesoughthimtohelphim:
whothesametimetookhimintohishouse,wherethesaidTyndalelived(asMummuthsaid)likeagoodpriest,studyingbothnightandday.Hewouldeatbutsoddenmeatbyhisgoodwill,nordrinkbutsmallsinglebeer.Hewasneverseeninthehousetowearlinenabouthim,allthespaceofhisbeingthere.
AndsoremainedMasterTyndaleinLondonalmostayear,markingwithhimselfthecourseoftheworld,andespeciallythedemeanorofthepreachers,howtheyboastedthemselves,andsetuptheirauthority;beholdingalsothepompoftheprelates,withotherthingsmore,whichgreatlymislikedhim;insomuchthatheunderstoodnotonlythattherewasnoroominthebishop'shouseforhimtotranslatetheNewTestament,butalsothattherewasnoplacetodoitinallEngland.
Therefore,havingbyGod'sprovidencesomeaidministereduntohimbyHumphreyMummuth,andcertainothergoodmen,hetookhisleaveoftherealm,anddepartedintoGermany,wherethegoodman,beinginflamedwithatendercareandzealofhiscountry,refusednotravailnordiligence,how,byallmeanspossible,toreducehisbrethrenandcountrymenofEnglandtothesametasteandunderstandingofGod'sholyWordandverity,whichtheLordhadenduedhimwithal.Whereupon,consideringinhismind,andconferringalsowithJohnFrith,Tyndalethoughtwithhimselfnowaymoretoconducethereunto,thaniftheScripturewereturnedintothevulgarspeech,thatthepoorpeoplemightreadandseethesimpleplainWordofGod.Heperceivedthatitwasnotpossibletoestablishthelaypeopleinanytruth,excepttheScripturesweresoplainlylaidbeforetheireyesintheirmothertonguethattheymightseethemeaningofthetext;forelse,whatsoevertruthshouldbetaughtthem,theenemiesofthetruthwouldquenchit,eitherwithreasonsofsophistry,andtraditionsoftheirownmaking,foundedwithoutallgroundofScripture;orelsejugglingwiththetext,expoundingitinsuchasenseasitwereimpossibletogatherofthetext,iftherightmeaningthereofwereseen.
MasterTyndaleconsideredthisonly,ormostchiefly,tobethecauseofallmischiefintheChurch,thattheScripturesofGodwerehiddenfromthepeople'seyes;forsolongtheabominabledoingsandidolatriesmaintainedbythepharisaicalclergycouldnotbeespied;andthereforealltheirlaborwaswithmightandmaintokeepitdown,sothateitheritshouldnotbereadatall,orifitwere,theywoulddarkentherightsensewiththemistoftheirsophistry,andsoentanglethosewhoregukedordespisedtheirabominations;wrestingtheScriptureuntotheirownpurpose,contraryuntothemeaningofthetext,theywouldsodeludetheunlearnedlaypeople,thatthoughthoufeltinthyheart,andwertsurethatallwerefalsethattheysaid,
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