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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.
In the .ix. x. & .xj. Chapters he treateth of1 God's predestination / whence it springeth all together / whether we shall believe or not believe / be loosed from sin or not be loosed. By which predestination our justifying and salvation are clean taken out of our hands / and put in the hands of God only / which thing is most necessary of all. For we are so weak & so uncertain / that if it stood in us / there would of a trueth no man be saved / the devil no doubt would deceive us. But now is God sure that his predestination cannot deceive him / nether can any man withstand or set him and therefore have we hope and trust against sin.
In the .ix. x. & .xj. Chapters he treateth of1 Goddis predestinacion / whence it springeth all together / whether we shall beleue or not beleue / be lowsed from synne or not be lowsed. By which predestinaciō oure iustifiynge and saluacion are clene takē oute of oure hādes / and put in the hādes of God only / which thinge is most necessary of all. For we are so weke & so vncertayne / that yf it stode in vs / there wolde of a trueth no mā be saued / the deuell no doute wolde deceaue vs. But now is God sure that his predestinaciō cānot deceaue him / nether can eny man withstand or set him and therfore haue we hope and trust agaynste synne.
- 1The .ix. x. and. xj chapters.
But here must a mark be set unto those unquiet / busy & high climbing sprites how far they shall goo / which first of all bring hither there high reasons & pregnant wits / & begin first from an high to search the bottomless secretes of God's predestination / whether they be predestinate or not. These must needs ether cast them selves down headlong in to desperation or else commit them selves to free chance careless. But follow thou the order of this pistle / & nuzzle thy1