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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.
Also ye see that two things are required to begin a Christen man. The first is a steadfast faith & trust in almighty God / to obtain all the mercy that he hath promised us / through the deserving & merits of Christs blood only / without all respect to our own works. And the other is / that we forsake evil & turn to God / to keep his laws & to fight against our selves and our corrupt nature perpetually / that we may do the will of god every day better and better.
Also ye se that two things are requyred to begin a Christen man. The fyrst is a stedfast fayth & trust in almightie God / to obtayne all the mercie that he hath promysed vs / thorow the deservinge & merites of Christes bloude onlye / withoute all respect to oure awne workes. And the other is / that we forsake evell & turne to God / to kepe his lawes & to fyght agaynst oure selves and oure corrupte nature perpetuallye / that we maye do the will of god every daye better and better.
This have I said (most dear reader) to warn the / least thou shouldest be deceived / & shouldest not only read the scriptures in vain & to no profit / but also unto thy greater dā nation. For the nature of Gods word is / that 1whosoever read it or hear it reasoned & disputed before him / it will begin immediately to make him every day better & better / till he be grown into a perfect man in the knowledge of Christ and love of the law of God: or else make him worse & worse / till he be hardened that he openly resist the sprite of God / & then blaspheme / after the ensample of Pharaoh / Cora / Abiron / Balaam / Judas / Simon Magus and such other.
This have I sayde (most deare reader) to warne the / least thou shuldest be deceaved / & shuldest not onlye reade the scriptures in vayne & to no proffit / but also vnto thy greater dā nacion. For the nature of Gods worde is / yt 1whosoever reade it or heare it reasoned & disputed before him / it will begynne ymmediatlye to make him every daye better & better / till he be growē into a perfect mā in the knowledge of Christ and love of the lawe of God: or alse make him worse & worse / till he be hardened that he openly resist the sprite of God / & then blaspheme / after the ensample of Pharao / Cora / Abiron / Balam / Iudas / Symon Magus and soche other.