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That faith the mother of all good works justifieth us before we ca[n] bring…That fayth the mother of all good workes iustifieth us before we ca[n] bringe…
That faith the mother of all good works justifieth us before we ca[n] bring forth any good work...That fayth the mother of all good workes iustifieth us before we ca[n] bringe forth anye good worke...
Malborowe: printed by Hans luft i.e. J. Hoochstraten, 1528
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
To the reader: William Tyndale otherwise called hychins to the reader.
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.
William Tyndale otherwise called hychins to the reader.
Grace and peace with all manner spiritual feeling and living worthy of the kindness of Christ / be with the reader and with all that thirst the will of God Amen. The cause why I set my name before this little treatise and have not rather done it in the new testament is that then I followed the counsel of Christ which exhorteth men Matth. vj. to do their good deeds secretly and to be content with the conscience of well doing / and that God seeth us / and patiently to abide the reward of the last day which Christ hath purchased for us and now would fain have done like wise / but am compelled other wise to do.
GRace and peace with all maner spirituall fealinge and livinge worthy of the kyndnes of Christ / be with the reader and with all that thurst the will of God Amē. The cause why I sett my name before this litle treatyse ād have not rather done it in the new testament is that then I folowed the cownself of Christ which exhorteth men Matth. vj. to doo theyr good deades secretly ād to be contēt with the cōscience of well doynge / and that God seeth vs / and paciently to abyde the rewarde of the last daye which Christ hath purchased for vs ād now wold fayne have done lyke wyse / but am compelled other wise to doo.
While I abode a faithful companion which now hath taken another voyage upon him / to preach Christ where (I suppose) he was never yet preached (God which putt in his heart thither to goo send his sprite with him / con forte him and bring his purpose to good effect) one William Roy a man somewhat crafty when he cometh unto new acquaintance and before he be thorow known and namely when all is spent / came unto me and offered his help. As long as he had no money / somewhat I could rule him. but as soon as he had gotten him money / he became like him self