A14150:6
A path way i[n]to the holy scripture
London: printed by Thomas Godfray, 1536
Title page typeset from the transcription.
A pathway into holy. &c. › PartA pathwaye into holy. &c. › Part
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.
Nevertheless / seeing that it hath pleased god to send unto our English ⟨image 3⟩men / even to as many as unfeignedly desire it / the scripture in their mother tongue / considering that there be in every place false teachers & blind leaders / that ye should be deceived of no man. I supposed it very necessary to prepare this Path way into the scripture for you that ye might walk surely & ever know the true from the false. And above all to put you in remembrance of certain points which are: That ye well understand what these words mean. The old Testament / the new Testament / the law / the gospel / Moses / Christ / nature / grace / working & believing / deeds and faith. L••t we ascribe to the one / that which belongeth to the other / and make of Christ / Moses / of the gospel / the law: despise grace and rob faith: and fall from meek learning in to idle disputations / brawling ⟨image 3⟩and scolding about words. The old testament is a book wherein is written the law of god / & the deeds of them which fulfil them / & of them also which fulfil them not.
Neuerthelesse / seyng that it hath pleased god to sende vnto oure Englysshe ⟨image 3⟩men / euen to as many as vnfaynedly desyre it / the scrypture in their mother tonge / consyderynge that there be in euery place false techers & blynde leders / that ye shuld be disceyued of no man. I supposed it very necessarye to prepayre this Path way into the scripture for you that ye myght walke surely & euer know the trewe from the false. And aboue al to put you in remēbraunce of certayne pointes which ar: That ye well vnderstande what these wordes meane. The olde Testament / the newe Testament / the lawe / the gospell / Moses / Christ / nature / grace / workyng & beleuyng / dedes and fayth. L••t we ascrybe to the one / that whiche belongeth to the other / and make of Christ / Moses / of the gospell / the law: dispyse grace and robbe fayth: and fall from meke lernynge in to ydle dispicyons / braulynge ⟨image 3⟩and scoldinge about wordes. The olde testament is a boke wherin is written the lawe of god / & the dedes of them which fulfyll them / & of them also which fulfyll them nat.