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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.
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.
Grace & gift have this difference. Grace properly1 is God's favour / benevolence or kind mind / which of his own self / with out deserving of us / he beareth to us / whereby he was moved & inclined to give Christ unto us / with all his other gifts of grace. Gift is the holy ghost & his working whom he poureth in to the hearts of them / on whom he hath mercy / and whom he favoureth. Though the gifts of the sprite increase in us daily / & have not yet their full perfection: yea & though there remain in us yet evil lusts & sin which fight against the sprite / as he saith here in the .vij. Chapter / & in the v. to the Galatians / & as it was spoken before in the third Chapter of Genesis of the debate between the woman's seed & the seed of the serpent: yet nevertheless God's favour is so great / & so strong over us for christs sake / that we are counted for full hole & perfect before God. For God's favour toward us / divideth not her self / increasing a little & a little / as do the gifts / but receiveth us hole & all together in full love for Christs sake our intercessor & mediator / & because that the gifts of the sprite & the battle between the sprite and evil lusts / are begun in us all ready.
Grace & gifte haue this differēce. Grace properly1 is Goddes fauoure / beniuolence or kynd mynd / which of his awne selfe / with oute deseruing of vs / he beareth to vs / wherby he was moued & enclined to geue Christe vnto vs / with all his other giftes of grace. Gifte is the holy goste & his workinge whom he poureth in to the hertes of them / on whom he hath mercy / and whō he fauoreth. Though the giftes of the sprite encreace in vs dayly / & haue not yet their full perfeccion: ye & though there remayne in vs yet euill lustes & sinne which fight agaynst the sprite / as he sayth here in the .vij. Chapter / & in the v. to the Galathiās / & as it was spokē before in the thride Chapter of Genesis of the debate betwene the womans seed & the seed of the serpēt: yet neuerthelesse goddis fauoure is so greate / & so strōge ouer vs for christes sake / that we are coūted for full hole & perfecte before God. For Goddis fauoure toward vs / deuydeth not hyr selfe / encreasinge a lyttell & a lytell / as doo the gyftes / but receaueth vs hole & all to gether in full loue for Christes sake oure intercessor & mediator / & because that the gyftes of the sprite & the batayle betwene the sprite and euyll lustes / are begonne in vs all ready.