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The New Testament diligently corrected and compared with the GreekThe Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke
The New Testament diligently corrected and compared with the Greek by William Tyndale, and finished in the year of our Lord God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the month of November.The Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale, and fynesshed in the yere of our Lorde God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember.
Antwerp: printed by Marten Emperowr, 1534Anwerp: printed by Marten Emperowr, 1534
Title page typeset from the transcription.
To the reader: ¶ W. T. unto the Reader.To the reader: ¶ W. T. vnto 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.
Now if any man that submitteth not him self to keep the commandments / do think that he hath any faith in God: the same mans faith is vain / worldly / damnable / devilish & plain presumption as it is above said / & is no faith that can justify or be accepted before God. And that is it that James meaneth in his Pistle. For how can a man believe saith Paul without a preacher. Ro. x. Now read all the scripture and see where God sent any to preach mercy to any / save unto them only that repent & turn to god with all their hearts / to keep his commandments. Unto the disobedient that will not turn / is threatened wrath / vengeance and damnation / according to all the terrible curses and fearful ensamples of the Bible.
Now yf anye man that submitteth not him selfe to kepe the cōmaundemētes / do thinke yt he hath anye fayth in God: the same mānes fayth is vayne / worldlye / damnable / develishe & playne presumpcion as it is above sayde / & is no fayth that can iustifie or be accepted before God. And that is it that Iames meaneth in his Pistle. For how can a man beleve sayth Paul without a preacher. Ro. x. Now reade all the scripture and se where God sent anye to preache mercye to anye / save vnto thē onlye that repēt & turne to god with all their hartes / to kepe his commaundementes. Vnto the disobedient that will not turne / is threatened wrath / vengeaunce and damnacion / accordinge to all the terrible curses and fearfull ensamples of the Byble.
Faith now in God the father through our Lord Jesus Christ / according to the covenants & appointment made between God & us / is our salvation. Wherefore I have ever noted the covenants in the margents / & also the promises. Moreover where thou findest a promise & no covenant expressed therewith / there must thou understand a covenant. For all the promises of the mercy & grace that Christ hath purchased for us / are made upon the condition that we keep the law. As for an ensample: when the scripture saith. Mat. xii. Axe & it shall be given you: seek & ye shall find: knock & it shall be opened unto you. It is to be understand / if ⟨image 4⟩