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The testament of master William Tracie esquire, expounded bothThe testament of master Wylliam Tracie esquier, expounded both
The testament of master William Tracie esquire, expounded both by William Tyndale and Iho[n] Frith. Wherein thou shalt perceive with what charity y[e] chancellor of Worcester burned when he toke up the deek carcass and made ashes of hit after hit was buriedThe testament of master Wylliam Tracie esquier, expounded both by Willism Tindall and Iho[n] Frith. Wherin thou shalt perceyue with what charitie y[e] chaunceler of Worcester burned whan he toke vp the deek carkas and made asshes of hit after hit was buried
Antwerp : H. Peetersen van Middelburch?, M.D.xxxv. 1535
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Tyndall.
Now let us examen the parts of this Testament sentence by sentence. First to commit our selves to God above all / is the first of all preceptis / and the first stone in the foundation of our faith / that is / that we believe and put our trust in one god / one all true / one almighty / all good / and all merciful / cleaving fast to his trueth / might / mercy / and goodness / surely certified and full persuaded / that he is our God / yea ours / and to us all true / without all falsehood and guile and cannot fail in his promises / And to us almighty / that his will cannot be lea• to fulfil all the trueth that he hath promised us / And to us all good / and all merciful / what so ever we have done / and how so ever grievously we have trespassed / so that we cum to him the way that he hath appointed / which way is Jesus Christ only / as we shall see folowingly this first clause than / is the first commandment / or at at the least / the first sentence in the first commandment / and the first article of our creed.
Now leat vs examen the partes of this Testamēt sentence by sentence. First to commyt oure selues to God aboue all / is the first of all preceptis / and the first stone in the foundacion of our faith / that is / that we beleue and put owre trust in one god / one all true / one almyghty / all good / and all mercyfull / cleauinge faste to his trueth / myght / mercye / and goodnes / suerly certyfied and full persuaded / that he is oure God / ye oures / and to vs all true / withoute all falsheed and gyle and cannot fayle in his promyses / And to vs almyghtye / that his will cannot be lea• to fulfill all the trueth that he hath promysed vs / And to vs all good / ād all mercyfull / what so euer we haue done / and howe so euer greuously we haue trespassed / so that we cum to hym the waye that he hath appointed / which waye is Iesus Christ onlye / as we shall see folowingly this first clause than / is the first commawndement / or at at the least / the first sentence in the first commawndement / and the first article of our crede.