A68940:1407
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 .xiij. he teacheth to honour the worldly1 and temporal sword. For though that mans law and ordinance make not a man good before God / nether justify him in the heart / yet are they ordained for the furtherance of the commune wealth / to maintain peace / to punish the evil and to defend the good. Therefore ought the good to honour the temporal sword and to have it in reverence / though as concerning themselves they need it not / but would abstain from evil of their own accord / yea and do good without mans law / but by the law of the sprite which governeth the heart / & guideth2 it unto all that is the will of God. Finally he comprehendeth and knitteth up all in love. Love of her own nature bestoweth all that she hath and even her own se•se on that which is loved. Thou needest not to bid a kind mother to be loving unto her only son. Much less spiritual love. Which hath eyes given her of God / needeth mans law to teach her to do her duty. And as in the beginning he did put forth Christ as the cause and author of our righteousness & salvation / even so here setteth he him forth as an ensample to counterfeit that as he hath done to us / even so should we do one to another.
In the .xiij. he teacheth to honoure the wordly1 and tēporall swerde. For though that mās lawe and ordinaunce make not a man good before God / nether iustifie him in the herte / yet are they ordeyned for the furderaunce of the cōmune welth / to mayntene peace / to punisshe the euyll and to •efende the good. Therfore ought the good to honoure the temporall swerde and to haue it in reuerence / though as concerninge themselues they nede it not / but wolde abstayne from euyll of their awne accorde / ye and do good without mans lawe / but by the lawe of the sprite which gouerneth the harte / & gydeth2 it vnto all that is the will of God. Finally he cō prehendeth and knetteth vp all in loue. Loue of her awne nature bestoweth all that she hath and euē her awne se•se on that which is loued. Thou neadest not to byd a kind mother to be louinge vnto her only sonne. Moche lesse spirituall loue. Which hath eyes geuē her of God / neadeth mans lawe to teache her to do hir dutie. And as in the begynninge he dyd put forth Christe as the cause and auctor of oure rightewesnes & saluacion / euen so here setteth he him forth as an ensample to coūterfayte that as he hath done to vs / euen so shulde we do one to another.