A68940:1391
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.
In the .v. Chapter he commendeth the fruits1 & works of faith / as are peace / rejoicing in the conscience inward love to God & man: moreover / boldness trust / confidence & a strong & a lusty mind & steadfast hope in tribulation and suffering. For all such follow / where the right faith is / for the abundant graces sake & gifts of the sprite / which God hath given us in Christ / in that he gave him to dye for us yet his enemies. Now have we then that faith only before all works justifieth & that it followeth not yet therefore that a man should do no good works but that the right shapen works2 abide not behind / but accompany faith / even as brightness doth the sun / and are called of Paul the fruits of the sprite. Where the sprite is / there it is always summer & there are always ⟨p. cccxii⟩good fruits / that is to say: good works. This is Pauls order / that good works spring of the sprite / the sprite cometh by faith & faith cometh by hearing the word of God / when the glad tidings & promises which god hath made to us in Christ / are preached truly / & received in the ground of the heart without wavering or doubting after that the law hath passed upon us & hath damned our consciences. Where the word of God is preached purely & received in the heart / there is faith & the sprite of God / & there are also good works of necessity when soever occasion is given. Where God's word is not purely preached / but mens dreams / traditions • imaginations inventions / ceremonies & superstition / there is no faith & consequently no sprite that cometh of God. And where God's sprite is not / there can be no good works / even as where an apple tree is not / there can grow no apples / but; there is unbelief / the devils sprite & evil works. Of this God's sprite & his fruits / have our holy hypocrites not once known / nether yet tasted how sweet they are / though they feign many good works of their own imagination / to be justified with all / in which is not one crumb of true faith or spiritual love / or of inward joy / peace and quietness of conscience / for as much as they have not the word of God for them / that such works please God / but they are even the rotten fruits of a rotten tree.
In the .v. Chapter he cōmendeth the frutes