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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.
Wherefore lay aside all maliciousness and all guile / and dissimulation / and §Aenvy / and all back biting: and as new borne babes / desire that reasonable milk which is with out corruption / that ye may grow therein. If so be that ye have tasted how pleasant the lord is / to whom ye come as unto a living stone disallowed of men / but chosen of god and precious: and ye as living stones / are made a spiritual *house / and an holy priesthood / for to offer up spiritual sacrifice / acceptable to god by Jesus Christ.
VVherfore laye asyde all maliciousnes and all gyle / and dissimulacion / and §Aenvie / and all back bytynge: and as newe borne babes / desyre that reasonable mylke which is with out corrupcion / that ye maye growe therin. If so be that ye have tasted how plesaunt the lorde is / to whom ye come as vnto a livynge stone disalowed of men / but chosen of god and precious: and ye as lyvynge stones / are made a spretuall *housse / and an holy presthode / for to offer vp spretuall sacryfice / acceptable to god by Iesus Christ.
- *We be ye church: & the obedience of the heart is ye spiritual sacrifice. Bodily sacrifice must be offered to our neighbours / for if thou offerest it to god thou makest a bodily idol of himWe be ye churche: & the obedyence of ye harte is ye spirituall sacrifice. Bodilye sacrifice must be offered to oure neyboures / for yf thou offerest it to god thou makest a bodylie ydole of him
Wherefore it is contained in the scripture:§B behold / I put in Zion an heed corner stone /