A68940:1360
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.
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.
Wherefore then it is a plain conclusion / that thou from the ground and bottom of thine heart / art an enemy to the law. What prevaileth ⟨p. cciiii⟩it now / that thou teachest an other man not to steal / hen thou thine own self art a these in thine heart / & outwardly wouldest fain steal if thou durst? though that the outward deeds abide not alway behind with such hypocrites & dissimulars / but break forth among / even as an evil scab or a pock can not all ways be kept in with violence of medicine.
Wherfore then it is a playne conclusion / that thou from the grounde and botome of thyne herte / arte an ennymye to the lawe. What prevayseth ⟨p. cciiii⟩it nowe / that thou teachest an other man not to steale / hen thou thyne awne selfe arte a thefe in thyne hert / & outwardly woldest fayne steale yf thou durst? though that the outwarde dedes abyde not alwaye behynde with soch ypocrites & dissimulars / but breake forth amonge / euen as an euyll scabbe or a pocke can not all wayes be kepte in with violence of medicine.
Thou teachest an other man / but teachest not thy self / yea thou wottest not what thou teachest / for thou understandest not the law a right / how that it cannot be fulfilled and satisfied / but with an unfeigned love and affection / so greatly it can not be fulfilled with outward deeds and works only. Moreover the law increaseth sin / as he saith in the fifth Chapter / because that man is an enemy1 to the law / for as much as it requireth so many things clean contrary to his nature / where of he is not able to fulfil one point or title / as the law requireth it. And therefore are we more provoked / and have greater lust to break it.
Thou teachest an other man / but teachest not thy selfe / ye thou wotest not what thou teachest / for thou vnderstondest not the lawe a ryght / how that it cannot be fulfylled and satisfyed / but with an vnfayned loue and affecyon / so greately it can not be fulfylled with outeward dedes and workes only. Moreouer the lawe encreaseth synne / as he sayth in the fyfte Chapter / because that man is an enymy