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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.
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.
- 1What the nature of gods word isWhat the nature of gods worde is
This to be even so / the words of Christ Joh. iii. do well confirm. This is condemnation (saith he) the light is come into the world ⟨image 5⟩/ but the men loved darkness more then light for their deeds were evil. Behold / when the light of God's word cometh to a man / whether he read it or here it preached & testified / & he yet have no love thereto / to fashion his life thereafter / but consenteth still unto his old deeds of ignorance: then beginneth his just dā nation immediately / & he is henceforth without excuse: in that he refused mercy offered him. For God offereth him mercy upon the condition that he will mend his living: but he will not come under the covenant. And from that hour forward he waxeth worse & worse / God taking his sprite of mercy and grace from him for his unthankfulness sake.