A68831:1453
The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…
The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principal teachers of this Church of England collected and compiled in one tome together, being before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the praise of God, and profit of all good Christian readers.The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principall teachers of this Churche of England collected and compiled in one tome togither, beyng before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the prayse of God, and profite of all good Christian readers.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
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.
¶ Why Tyndale used this word congregation, rather than church in the translation of the new Testament.
¶ Why Tindall vsed this worde congregation, rather thē church in the translation of the new Testament.
Wherefore in as much (as the clergy, as the nature of those hard & indurat Adamant stones is, to draw all to them) had appropriate unto themselves the term that of right is common 1unto all the whole congregation of them that believe in Christ, & with their false and subtle wiles had beguiled and mocked the people, & brought them into the ignorance of the word, making them understand by this word church, nothing but the shaven flock, of them that shore the whole world: therefore in the translation of the new Testament where I found this word Ecclesia, I interpreted it, by this word congregation. Even therefore did I it, and not of any mischievous mind or purpose to stablish heresy, as master More untruly reporteth of me in his Dialogue, where he raileth on yt translation of the new Testament.
WHerefore in as much (as the clergy, as the nature of those hard & indurat Adamātstones is, to draw all to them) had appropriat vnto themselues the terme that of right is common 1vnto all the whole congregation of them that beleue in Christ, & wyth their false and subtil wyles had beguiled and mocked the people, & brought them into the ignoraunce of the word, making thē vnderstand by this worde church, nothing but the shauen flocke, of them that shore the whole worlde: therefore in the translation of the new Testament where I found this word Ecclesia, I enterpreted it, by thys word congregation. Euen therfore did I it, and not of any mischeuous mynde or purpose to stablshe heresie, as master More vntruely reporteth of me in hys Dialoge, where he rayleth on yt translation of the new Testament.