A path way i[n]to the holy scripture

A pathway into holy. &c.

A pathwaye into holy. &c.

I Do marvel greatly / dearly beloved in Christ / that ever any man should repugn or speak against the scripture to be had in every language / and that of every man. For I thought that no man had ben so blind to ask why light should be showed to them that walk in darkness / where they can not but stumble / & where to stumble is the danger of eternal damnation: either so despiteful that he would envy any man (I speak not his brother) so necessary a thing: or so bedlam mad to affirm that good is the natural cause of evil / & darkness to proceed out of light / & that lying should be grounded in truth & verity / and not rather clean contrary that light destroyeth darkness / and verity reproveth all manner lying.

I Do ma•ueyle greatly / derely beloued in Christ / that euer any man shulde repugne or speke agaynst the scrypture to be hadde in euery language / and that of euery man. For I thought that no man had ben so blynd to aske why lyght shuld be shewed to them that walke in darknes / where they can nat but stomble / & where to stomble is the daūger of eternall dampnacion: either so dispytefull that he wolde enuy any man (I speake nat his brother) so necessary a thing: or so bedlem mad to afferme that good is the naturall cause of euyll / & darkenesse to procede out of lyght / & that lyeng shulde be grounded in trouth & verytie / and nat rather clene contrary that lyght distroyeth darkenes / and veritye reproueth all maner lyenge.

Nevertheless / seeing that it hath pleased god to send unto our English